Question

The following question has a sentence with three parts marked as (a), (b), (c). Read each sentence part to determine whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
a: The substances which are added to the soil in the form of nutrients
b: for the healthy growth of plants
c: are called manure and fertilizers

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. d

Hint:

In long sentences, identify the main subject and the main verb first. Ignore the intervening clauses and phrases to check for basic subject-verb agreement. Here: "The substances... are called...". Since "substances" (plural) agrees with "are" (plural), the core of the sentence is correct.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Task
The task is to find any grammatical error in the given sentence. The sentence is structured as a definition.

Step 2: Analyzing the Sentence Structure
The main subject of the sentence is "The substances". The phrase "which are added to the soil in the form of nutrients" is a relative clause modifying "substances". The phrase "for the healthy growth of plants" is a prepositional phrase of purpose. The main verb of the sentence is "are called", which corresponds to the plural subject "substances".


Part (a): "The substances which are added to the soil in the form of nutrients" - The subject "substances" is plural, and the verb in the relative clause "are added" is also plural. This is correct.

Part (b): "for the healthy growth of plants" - This prepositional phrase is grammatically correct.

Part (c): "are called manure and fertilizers" - The main verb "are called" is plural, correctly agreeing with the subject "substances". This part is correct.


Step 3: Identifying the Error
There are no subject-verb agreement errors, incorrect pronouns, or other grammatical mistakes. The entire sentence is constructed correctly.

Step 4: Final Answer
The sentence is grammatically correct. Therefore, option (D) is the correct answer.