In the sentence below, identify the part that contains the same type of error as in the given sentence:

"The superiors must ensure that employee do not fight amongst themselves, and in cases of conflicts, management must intervene and sort out differences immediately."

(I) Marketing research is not an exact science, (A) though it uses the techniques of science, (B) thus, the conclusion drawn upon (C) by using it are not very accurate. (D)

(II) Decision-making is a simple process, (A) but soon becomes complicated when (B) a number of people are involved (C) in the decision-making process. (D)

Choose the part that contains the same type of error as in the sentence above.

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In the sentence below, identify the part that contains the same type of error as in the given sentence:

"The superiors must ensure that employee do not fight amongst themselves, and in cases of conflicts, management must intervene and sort out differences immediately."

(I) Marketing research is not an exact science, (A) though it uses the techniques of science, (B) thus, the conclusion drawn upon (C) by using it are not very accurate. (D)

(II) Decision-making is a simple process, (A) but soon becomes complicated when (B) a number of people are involved (C) in the decision-making process. (D)

Choose the part that contains the same type of error as in the sentence above.

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**Solution:**

1. The original sentence error lies in subject-verb agreement: "employee do not" should be "employees do not" because "employee" is singular and the verb "do" requires a plural subject.

2. Now, examine the parts in (I):
   - (A) "Marketing research is not an exact science," - correct subject-verb agreement.
   - (B) "though it uses the techniques of science," - correct.
   - (C) "thus, the conclusion drawn upon" - this phrase is awkward and incorrect because "drawn upon" is not properly used here; it should be "drawn from" or "drawn using".
   - (D) "by using it are not very accurate." - the verb "are" does not agree with the singular subject "conclusion"; it should be "is not very accurate."

3. The error in (I) - C is similar in nature to the original sentence's error because it involves incorrect verb usage related to the subject.

4. In (II), all parts are grammatically correct with proper subject-verb agreement.

**Answer:** (d) I - C

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