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Error spotting (parallelism after 'state that'; tense sequence): Identify the erroneous segment (A/B/C) — choose D if there is no error — 'The party chief made it a point to state that / the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister should also come. / and they see what his party men had seen. / No error.'

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: and they see what his party men had seen.

Explanation:


Given data

  • (A) … 'to state that' …
  • (B) '… should also come.'
  • (C) 'and they see what his party men had seen.'


Concept/Approach: Maintain the same grammatical framing in coordinated clauses
After 'state that', coordinated complements should be parallel. Part (B) uses 'should…', but (C) abruptly shifts to present tense 'they see' with no 'that'. We need either another 'that'-clause with 'should see', or an infinitive coordinated with 'to come': '… to come and see …'


Step-by-step correction
Correct options include:• '… to state that the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister should also come and should see what his party men had seen.'• '… to state that … should also come and see what his party men had seen.'• '… to state that … should also come, and that they should see what his party men had seen.'


Common pitfalls
Breaking parallel structure; mixing tenses (present 'see') with a past narrative ('had seen').


Final Answer
(C) 'and they see what his party men had seen.' is erroneous → make it parallel ('and see/and should see/and that they should see').

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