Question

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

When chronological order is followed too mechanically, they are obscuring rather than clarifying important relationships.

• A. When chronological order is followed too mechanically, they are obscuring rather than clarifying important relationships
• B. When chronological order is followed too mechanically, it obscures rather than clarifying important relationships
• C. Chronological order, if two mechanically followed, obscures rather than it clarifies important relationships
• D. Chronological order, if followed too mechanically, obscures rather than clarifies important relationships
• E. If you follow a too mechanical chronological order, it obscures rather than clarifies important relationships

Answer 1

The correct option is D Chronological order, if followed too mechanically, obscures rather than clarifies important relationships

Here, the error is in the subject-verb agreement: The plural pronoun "they" is used incorrectly to refer to the singular noun "chronological order." Only D rectifies this error by omitting the plural pronoun ("they"), which did not agree with the singular noun "chronological order." The other options are incorrect as they either carry the original error or a new one.