Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

Around 30 percent of the Indian population are estimated to have latent TB.

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  1. Indian population are estimated
  2. No error
  3. to have latent TB.
  4. Around 30 percent of the

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Option 1 : Indian population are estimated
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The correct answer is 'Option 1'.

Key Points

  • The error in the sentence lies in the subject-verb agreement.
  • When we are referring to a percentage of a population, we usually treat it as singular.
  • Therefore, the correct form of the verb here should be "is" instead of "are".

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "Around 30 percent of the Indian population is estimated to have latent TB."

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