Question

The parent company have given a mandate to either turn around the business or face a massive scale down, said another person aware of Walmart’s plans.

• A. The parent company have given a mandate
• B. To either turn around the business or
• C. Face a massive scale down
• D. Said another person aware of Walmart’s plans

Hint:

Ensure subject-verb agreement by using singular verbs for singular subjects. In this case, "parent company" is singular.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

"The parent company have given a mandate" contains an error. "Parent company" is singular, so it should be "has" instead of "have."
"To either turn around the business or" is correct.
"Face a massive scale down" is correct.
"Said another person aware of Walmart’s plans" is correct.
Thus, the error is in option (1), where "have" should be corrected to "has."