The role of meritocracy in Chinese history focused on the so called examining system have been a mat...........

English Language (IBPS PO) Sentence Improvement

Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., "No correction required".

The role of meritocracy in Chinese history, focused on the so-called examining system, have been a matter of long scholarly scrutiny.

i. focused on the so-called examination system, has

ii. focused on the so-said examination system, has

iii. focuses on the so-called examing system, have

Only i

Only ii

Only iii

Both ii and iii

No correction required

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Explanation:

The subject here is "meritocracy", hence, the singular verb "has" should be used instead of "have". "Examing" as given in alternative (iii) is not a word in Standard English, hence incorrect. Thus, option 1 is the answer.