Directions: Read the sentence carefully to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark D. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

(A) The Chief Minister asked the official (B) who had not prepared the draft resolution (C) that do not take any further step in the matter (D) No Error

The entire statement is in indirect speech, except this part. ‘That do not take any further step in the matter’ should be rephrased as ‘not to take any further step in the matter’. Direct or indirect speeches also refer to tense. If a sentence has begun in a direct narrative form, the same form must be carried forward to avoid any mismatch. The material part of the sentence is ‘the Chief Minister asked the official not to take any further action in the matter’. This material part is contained in (A) and (C). In (B) 'who had not prepared the draft' is a qualifying clause that qualifies the noun ‘official’.

There is no error