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 company’s profits have steadily (1) / risen over the past few years, (2) / enabling it to invest in (3) / new technologies and expand their operations. (4) / No Error (5)
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct word is "its" instead of "their." The subject "company" is singular, so the possessive form "its" should be used.

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