Question

Identify the error in the sentence, if any.
Professor Chandra's pioneering work on rainwater harvesting and recharging of groundwater in drought prone areas have been drawing media attention.

• A. Chandra's
• B. On
• C. Have been
• D. Media attention
• E. No error

Answer 1

The correct option is C Have been

Option C is the right answer because Professor Chandra's work, in this context, functions as a group noun that reflects all of his works as a single enterprise (a collective noun) that he has been engaged in.

Since it is being addressed as a single enterprise (a collective noun) the right way should be, ".....drought prone areas has been drawing media attention."

Hence, the present perfect tense "has been" should be used instead of "have been". We use the present perfect to talk about the duration of something that started in the past is still happening, which in this case is the attention of the media.