Question

The following sentence has been split into four parts. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error.

The youngest employees/ are chosen by the/ organisation to/ manage the fieldwork.

• A. The youngest employees
• B. organisation to
• C. manage the fieldwork.
• D. are chosen by the

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The youngest employees

• This is a subtle nuance of "The + Superlative." While "The youngest employees" is grammatically okay in isolation, often in these specific exam patterns, the error lies in the context of the sentence's logic or a missing determiner. However, looking at the provided answer key (A), it suggests a specific stylistic or structural preference by the examiner—likely that the sentence doesn't require a superlative if only two groups are being compared, or "young" should be used. Note: In standard English, A is often considered correct, but in the context of this specific key, they likely preferred "Young employees."