In this question, the sentence is broken into four parts. Find out the error part in the sentence from the given options and mark…

Question

In this question, the sentence is broken into four parts. Find out the error part in the sentence from the given options and mark your answer.

The government granted (a)/ financial assistance to small businesses (b)/ that get affected (c)/ by the recent natural disaster (d).

1. A. The government granted
2. B. financial assistance to small businesses
3. C. that get affected (Correct answer)
4. D. by the recent natural disaster

Correct Answer

Option C — that get affected

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is that get affected.

Key Points

• The main verb granted places the sentence in the past tense.
• The relative clause must follow suit, so get affected should be were affected or got affected.
• Referring to a recent natural disaster that has already occurred confirms the past reference.
• Tense consistency between a main clause and its relative clause is the point being tested.

Additional Information

• The principle is the sequence of tenses: when the main verb is in the past, verbs in the subordinate clauses that depend on it normally shift to the past as well.
• The exception is a universal truth or habitual fact, which stays in the present even after a past main verb — *The teacher said that water boils at 100°C*.
• In JKSSB spotting-error sets, a relative clause introduced by *that*, *which* or *who* is one of the most common places for a stray present-tense verb to hide.