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    Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    The group (A)/have been (B)/notoriously fickle (C)/in the past (D).

    A The group Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B have been Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C notoriously fickle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D in the past Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, ‘the group’ is a collective noun. So, ‘has been’ is correct. The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.

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