Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No Error' as your answer.
It were the farmers / who wanted the government / to increase the minimum selling price.
Option 1: to increase the minimum selling price
Option 2: It were the farmers
Option 3: who wanted the government
Option 4: No Error
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Correct Answer: It were the farmers
Solution : The correct choice is the second option .
Explanation : The error lies in the use of "were" instead of "was". According to the subject-verb agreement, when the subject is the singular pronoun "it", the correct form of the verb "to be" in the past tense is "was".
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: It was the farmers who wanted the government to increase the minimum selling price.
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