Question

Instructions (94-98): Each of the questions below consists of statements having four phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of the phrases is grammatically incorrect. Identify the incorrect phrase.

(a) When assertion is used with the win-win approach
(b) and with others who also uses the win-win approach
(c) each party can consider the needs of the other and
(d) move towards a solution that satisfies as many needs as possible

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. d

Hint:

Check what noun the word "who" in phrase (b) is referring back to, then see if the verb after it matches that noun in number.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

A reliable shortcut for relative-clause agreement errors is to isolate the relative pronoun, trace it back to its antecedent noun, and then mentally replace "who" with that noun to test the verb directly.

In phrase (b), "and with others who also uses the win-win approach", the relative pronoun "who" stands in for "others". Replacing "who" with its antecedent gives: "others also uses the win-win approach". Read this way, the error becomes immediately obvious: "others" is plural, but "uses" is the singular present-tense form (the kind that takes an -s ending, like "he uses" or "she uses"). A plural subject like "others" needs the plain form "use", exactly as "assertion is used" in phrase (a) correctly pairs a singular subject with a singular verb form.

Checking the remaining phrases the same way: "each party can consider" (c) pairs a singular subject with a modal verb that does not change with number, so no issue arises; "a solution that satisfies" (d) correctly uses the -s form because "solution" is singular. Only phrase (b) breaks the pattern.

The correct answer is option 2, phrase (b).