Question

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:

The presumption, not that the policies themselves were ill-conceived but rather that their rhetorical framing-laden with abstractions alien to grassroots discourse- (1)/ have contributed more to civic apathy (2)/ than implementation failures per se, reflects a deeper institutional detachment (3)/ than previously acknowledged. (4)

• A. (1)
• B. (2)
• C. (3)
• D. (4)

Answer 1

Answer:

B. (2)

The error is in subject-verb agreement.

The main subject of the sentence is the singular noun "The presumption" (found in part 1). The verb matching it in part 2 is "have contributed", which is plural.

It must be corrected to the singular "has contributed".