Question

    Read the given sentence to find out whether there are

    any grammatical/contextual errors in them. The errors, if any, will be in two of the phrases of the sentences and the combination of those parts will be the answer of that question. If no part in the sentence has an error then, mark ‘no error’ as your answer. Consider part (1) in bold as grammatically correct. (Ignore punctuation errors if any) When resources are limited, it is (1)/ human capital that define the sustainable development (A)/ of a community, especially in (B)/ the case of costly misallocate and underutilization, (C)/ as is often the case in developing countries (D)
    A AC Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B AD Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C BC Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D BD Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    A - replace the plural verb DEFINE with the singular verb DEFINES as the subject HUMAN CAPITAL is uncountable and will assume a singular form. B, D - no error. C - replace the verb MISALLOCATE with the noun MISALLOCATION as we need a noun to be modified by the adjective COSTLY.

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