Daily Olympiad: Verbal Ability - Sentence Correction [20260511]

Challenge yourself with today's CAT practice! This test covers 'Sentence Correction' for Verbal Ability (CAT - Graduate). Level: Hard | Duration: 45 mins.

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1. The report, which had been prepared by a team of experts, concluded that the merger's potential risks outweighed its benefits, recommending that the company should reconsider its decision.

Solution
Correct: B
The original sentence has two issues: (1) 'outweighed' should be 'outweigh' to match the present tense of 'concluded,' and (2) the gerund 'recommending' incorrectly implies that the report is the subject of the recommendation. The correct structure uses a comma splice with 'recommending' to show the report's action, and the verb tense in the clause must be parallel.

2. Each of the participants in the study was asked to complete surveys that assessed their level of stress, but only 20 percent returned them by the deadline.

Solution
Correct: D
The subject 'each' is singular, so the pronoun 'them' must not refer to singular 'it.' However, the surveys are plural ('surveys'), so 'them' is correct. The confusion arises from '20 percent of them' incorrectly using 'of them' after '20 percent.' The correct pronoun 'it/its' would only apply if 'each' was pluralized.

3. The committee are divided in their opinions on whether the new policy will effectively address the concerns about funding for the program.

Solution
Correct: C
The subject 'committee' is singular and requires a singular verb ('is'). The pronoun following must also be singular ('its') because the committee is a collective noun acting as one entity. The phrase 'divided in its opinion' is the correct idiom and avoids the plural 'their.'

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