Question

The question below consists of a sentence divided into four parts (A)–(D). One part is grammatically incorrect. Identify the part.

• A. Her acceptance of speech
• B. Was well received
• C. Eliciting thunderous applause
• D. At several points

Hint:

In sentence error spotting, focus on incorrect participles, parallelism, and modifiers.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Read for subject-verb agreement and structure 
The subject is “Her acceptance of speech,” which is singular. The verb “was well received” matches in (B). So (A) and (B) are correct.

Step 2: Examine part (C) 
The phrase “Eliciting thunderous applause” is a present participle used improperly—it appears to act as a verb, but there's no proper subject reference. It should have been “and elicited thunderous applause” or “which elicited applause.” 

Step 3: Check part (D) 
“At several points” is a proper prepositional phrase and correctly placed.