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Question 22: Remains of the tomb of the Ottoman sultan who died in 1566 while his troops were besieging the fortress of Szigetvar in Hungary, Suleiman the Magnificent, is believed to be found recently.
In the given sentence, the noun phrase โSuleiman the Magnificentโ is misplaced. This error is corrected in all given answer options.
Also note that โto be foundโ is incorrect. The correct tense to use is the present perfect form, i.e. โto have been foundโ.
The subject of the sentence is โremains of the tombโ. As โremainsโ is plural, the correct verb to follow it is โareโ.
The question is " Choose the grammatically correct option "
Choice D is the correct answer.
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