Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."
The team was now in the field and about to take their place.
(1) No Error
(2) The team was
(3) about to take their place
(4) now in the field
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third option , "about to take their".
The pronoun "their" is plural and does not match the singular noun "team". Instead, the singular pronoun "its" should be used to match the collective noun "team".
Therefore, the correct sentence is "The team was now in the field and about to take its place".
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