Question

Directions: In the question, a part of the given sentence has been underlined as this part may have an error. The first option is the same as the underlined part in the given sentence. Choose this option if you think that the underlined part has no error. Otherwise, choose the option that rectifies the error in the underlined part of the given sentence
More and more people are becoming dependent on its nuclear families to provide them whatever support they require.

• A. are becoming dependent on its
• B. are becoming dependent on their
• C. are become dependent on their
• D. have been becoming dependent on their
• E. are become dependent on its

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

In this question, we need to determine whether the underlined part of the sentence contains any error. Let's analyze each part of the sentence and the given options to find the correct choice.

1. The original sentence is: "More and more people are becoming dependent on its nuclear families to provide them whatever support they require."
2. The phrase "are becoming dependent" uses the present continuous tense, which is appropriate here to indicate an ongoing trend.
3. The confusion arises with the use of "its" in the underlined segment. The subject of the sentence "More and more people" implies plurality.
4. In English, when the subject is plural, a possessive plural pronoun should be used. Therefore, we should use "their" instead of "its" because "their" is the plural possessive pronoun corresponding to "people."

Now let's analyze the options:

• are becoming dependent on its
  : This option has the same error as the original sentence, using "its" instead of the correct plural form "their."
• are becoming dependent on their
  : This option correctly uses "their" to match the plurality of the subject "people."
• are become dependent on their
  : The verb form "are become" is incorrect because it mixes present and past tenses improperly.
• have been becoming dependent on their
  : Although grammatically correct, it changes the tense and meaning of the original sentence from ongoing present to present perfect continuous, which is unnecessary here.
• are become dependent on its
  : This also mixes verb tenses wrongly and continues with the incorrect "its."

From this analysis, the correct answer is: "are becoming dependent on their".