Not one of the VPs is expected to make an offer to buy the distribution unit of the company until a Memorandum of Understanding is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.

Not one of the VPs is expected to make an offer to buy the distribution unit of the company until a Memorandum of Understanding is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded. 

A – is expected to make an offer to buy the distribution unit of the company until a Memorandum of Understanding is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were

B – is expected to make an offer for buying the distribution unit of the company until they sign a Memorandum of Understanding including a provision of penalties if the deal were not to be concluded

C – is expected to make an offer to buy the distribution unit of the company until a Memorandum of Understanding be signed by them with a provision for penalties included if the deal was

D – are expected to make an offer for buying the distribution unit of the company until it signs a Memorandum of Understanding with a provision for penalties included if the deal was

E – are expected to be making an offer to buy the distribution unit of the company until they sign a Memorandum of Understanding including a provision for penalties if the deal were

Right Answer: A

Error Identification:

Identifier	Fix
Underlined Verbs “is”	Subject Verb Agreement
Variation between “are” and “is” in the options.	Subject Verb Agreement

Explanation:

The variation in the options between “are” and “is” is a good indication of subject verb agreement on the sentence. We will have to map this verb onto the corresponding subject and resolve the issue. 

A – This is the right answer and has no grammatical error. Hence, this is the right answer. 

B – The pronoun “they” is plural and it cannot refer to “Not one of the CXOs”, which is singular. 

C – The pronoun “them” is plural and it cannot refer to “Not one of the CXOs”, which is singular. 

D – The verb “are” is plural and it doesn’t go along with the subject “Not one of the CXOs”, which is singular. 

E – The verb “are” is plural and it doesn’t go along with the subject “Not one of the CXOs”, which is singular.