Question

Select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.
Sponsors of the Olympic Games, who bought advertising time on United States television, include at least a dozen international firms whose names are familiar to American consumers.

• A. who bought
• B. include
• C. at least
• D. whose
• E. no error

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

no error

Here, the sentence is correct as is: none of the underlined parts are incorrect. The use of "who bought" is correct as "bought" is the past tense and past participle of the verb 'to buy' which means "to obtain something by paying money for it" and therefore fits the context of the sentence; the verb "include" matches the plural subject "sponsors of the Olympic Games"; "at least" and "whose" are also grammatically correct and fit the context of the sentence. Thus nothing should be changed in the sentence.