Question

The question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and select suitable option i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d)

Every woman in the world (a) fervently hopes that their child (b) will be a normal and healthy baby. (c) No ERROR (d)

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. d

Answer 1

The correct option is B b

Since the sentence uses 'every woman' which indicates singular identity, the use of 'their' in part [b] of the sentence is incorrect. 'Their' should be replaced by 'her' which is singular in reference and corresponds to the earlier use of 'woman'. Thus B carries the error