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    Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any 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 5) (No Error) as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

    The environmental and social costs of producing palm oil

    is largely ‘greenwash’ by international organisations like WWF.
    A The environmental and Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B social costs of producing Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C palm oil is largely ‘greenwash’ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D by international organisations like WWF. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E no error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The verb of a sentence must agree with the subject in number and in person. In this sentence more than one reasons are highlighted for producing palm oil, so, instead of ‘is largely’ ,’are largely’ should be used.

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