What is wrong with this sentence?

Question

There could be an error in capitalization, usage, grammar, diction or punctuation

The sentence is:
This is one of the paintings which is going to be sold at auction this afternoon.

The choices are:
a. one
b. which
c. is going
d. at auction
e. no error

The answers is c but I can't figure out why. Any help? Thanks.

Answer 1

It's diction problem. "Is going" is incorrect word usage because it isnt guranteed to sell. I would use " may" one person said it needs to be "Are going" they are wrong because only ONE of the paintings is the subject.

Answer 2

They could be saying that "is going" is wrong because "paintings" is plural. You wouldn't say "paintings which is going to be sold."; you would say "paintings which ARE going to be sold."



However, the "which" is also wrong.



The sentence should read: "This is one of the paintings that will be sold at auction this afternoon."

Answer 3

The interesting point is, it isn't a fact in the future. It will be offered for sale, but there's no guarantee it will be sold.

Answer 4

Well, if you leave out "is going"... you could only replace it with "is", but if you leave "is going to" then you can freely insert "will". Because it's a fact in the future.

Answer 5

I'm with you. The sentence is perfectly acceptable. I would choose e as the answer.