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Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: Neither did the committee acknowledge the financial irregularities, (1)/ nor did they consider the repeated warnings (2)/ issued by auditors, which, according to reports, (3)/ has been ignored for a long time. (4)/

A(1)

B(2)

C(3)

D(4)

Answer:

D. (4)

Read Explanation:

• The error lies in the verb "has been". The subject of this relative clause is "the repeated warnings" (from part 2), which is plural. Therefore, the plural verb "have been" must be used instead of the singular "has been" to maintain subject-verb agreement. Corrected Sentence: "...which, according to reports, have been ignored for a long time."

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