Question

Correct the error(s) in the underlined part of the sentence.

The Portuguese musical tradition is known as fado, or "fate," has been called the Portuguese blues because of their songs that bemoan someone's misfortune, especially the loss of romantic love.

• A. Of their songs that bemoan someone's
• B. Of their songs bemoaning their
• C. Its songs bemoan
• D. The songs that bemoaned
• E. Of how it bemoans their

Answer 1

The correct option is C Its songs bemoan

Here, there is an error in pronoun reference: the pronoun "their" does not refer to anything that comes before it. C is the only option that rectifies this error and does not add any new ones. It avoids the error of the original by using the pronoun "its," which correctly refers to the noun "The Portuguese...fado."