Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been broken into three parts (1), (2) and (3). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4).

(1) It is normal for your memory to deteriorate as you get older, (2) but there are some factors (3) who can accelerate this deterioration considerably. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (3) is incorrect due to incorrect pronoun usage in this segment. The relative pronoun ‘who’ is used for individuals. In this context, the noun ‘factors’ does not refer to humans.  The correct relative pronoun is represented by ‘that'.

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