Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.

Magnesium, the lightest of our structural metals, has an important place among common engineering materials because of their weight.

  1. has an important place among common engineering materials because of their weight

  2. have an important place among common engineering materials because of their weight

  3. has an important place between common engineering materials because of their weight

  4. has an important place among common engineering materials because of its weight

  5. has an important place among common engineering materials because of their weights
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D Correct answer
Explanation

 Pronoun antecedent error is there in the sentence. Magnesium should be followed by singular pronoun; hence, the usage of 'their weight' is incorrect and should be rectified to 'its weight' which is rectified in (D).

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