The petition contended that the establishments and factories were operates in violation of environme...........

English Language (SBI-CL) Idiom & Phrases

Directions (): In the following question, sentences are given with a part in bold. The given phrase in the bold may or may not contain an error. The options following can replace the incorrect phrase. The correct phrase that is to be replaced will be your answer. If the sentences are correct then select ‘No improvement required’ as your answer.

The petition contended that the establishments and factories were operates in violation of environmental norms and affected public health.

has been operating in violation of

were operating in violation of

were operates in violation on

was operating in violation of

No improvement required

Explanation:

The given highlighted phrase is incorrect. The sentence is in past continuous tense hence ‘operates’ in statement is incorrect hence option (c) is also incorrect. In option (a), ‘has’ is incorrect because subject (establishments and factories) is plural here therefore option (d) is also incorrect. Hence correct choice is option (b)