Question 3 (vii) - Teachoo Sample Paper 2 - English Class 10 - Solutions to CBSE Sample Paper - English Class 10 - English Class 10

Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the closing line, from a business proposal.

Hence, this proposal suggests that the company should implement a new marketing strategy and increase their budget for social media campaigns.

Answer as written by the student:

The correct answer is

Hence, this proposal suggests that the company should implement a new marketing strategy and increase their its budget for social media campaigns.

Step-by-step explanation of the answer:

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In this question, you have to select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the closing line from a business proposal. 📝

• • A business proposal is a document that offers a solution to a problem or a course of action in response to a need. A business proposal usually has a clear and persuasive tone and style. 💼
  • The closing line is: Hence, this proposal suggests that the company should implement a new marketing strategy and increase their budget for social media campaigns. 🚀
  • The options for identifying the error and supplying the correction are: A, B, C, or D. An error is a mistake or an inaccuracy that affects the meaning or the grammar of a sentence. A correction is a change or an improvement that fixes the error. ✏️
  • Let’s see why each option is correct or incorrect: 🕵️‍♂️
    • A. SUGGESTS (error) SUGGEST (correction) ❌
      • This option is incorrect because it does not identify an error in the sentence. The word “suggests” is a verb that means “proposes” or “recommends”. 🙋‍♂️
      • The verb “suggests” agrees with the singular subject “this proposal” in number and tense. The subject and the verb should have the same number (singular or plural) and tense (present or past) in a sentence. 🅰️🅱️
      • Therefore, there is no need to change “suggests” to “suggest”, which is the base form of the verb. ❌
    • B. SHOULD IMPLEMENT (error) IMPLEMENTS (correction) ❌
      • This option is incorrect because it does not identify an error in the sentence either. The words “should implement” are a modal verb and a main verb that show a suggestion or an obligation. 🙋‍♀️
      • The modal verb “should” and the main verb “implement” agree with the singular subject “the company” in number and tense. The subject and the verb should have the same number (singular or plural) and tense (present or past) in a sentence. 🅰️🅱️
      • Therefore, there is no need to change “should implement” to “implements”, which is the singular present form of the verb. ❌
    • C . AND (error) TO (correction) ❌
      • This option is incorrect because it does not identify an error in the sentence as well. The word “and” is a conjunction that joins two or more words, phrases, or clauses. 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️
      • The conjunction “and” correctly joins two parallel clauses that have the same subject (“the company”) and the same modal verb (“should”). Parallel clauses are clauses that have the same grammatical structure and function in a sentence. 🅰️🅱️
      • Therefore, there is no need to change “and” to “to”, which is a preposition that shows direction, purpose, or position. ❌
    • D. THEIR (error) ITS (correction) ✅
      • This option is correct because it identifies an error in the sentence and supplies the correction. The word “their” is a possessive pronoun that shows ownership or belonging for more than one person or thing. 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️
      • However, in this sentence, you need a singular possessive pronoun, not a plural possessive pronoun. A singular possessive pronoun shows ownership or belonging for one person or thing. 🙋‍♂️
      • To identify the correct possessive pronoun, you have to look at the noun that it modifies. In this case, the noun is “budget”, which belongs to “the company”. 🏢
      • The company is a singular noun that refers to one organization or entity. Therefore, you have to use a singular possessive pronoun that matches its number and gender. 👤
      • To show possession for a singular noun that is not a person, you have to use “its”, without an apostrophe. This word means “belonging to it”. 🐾

Therefore, you have to change “their” to “its”, which is the correct possessive pronoun for this sentence. ✅

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