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NDA 2017 GAT · English · Grammar and Usage · hard

The scientist whom / the award was given / has donated / the prize money.

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Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose 'No error'.

The scientist whom / the award was given / has donated / the prize money.
  1. A. The scientist whom
  2. B. the award was given
  3. C. has donated
  4. D. the prize money.
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Answer: (B) the award was given

The relative pronoun needs the preposition: 'to whom the award was given' (or 'whom the award was given to'). As written, the clause is incomplete. The tense and the verb 'has donated' agree with the singular subject, so they are not the error. Check whether the relative pronoun is the subject or the object, and whether a preposition belonging to the verb has been left out.
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