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Research shows that besides from obesity, Office Ergonomics are a leading factor that contributes to backache.
Research shows that besides from obesity, Office Ergonomics are a leading factor that contributes to backache.
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Watch for the double connector 'besides from' and check whether 'Office Ergonomics' takes a singular or plural verb.
Updated On: Jul 21, 2026
- Besides from obesity, Office Ergonomics are a leading factor
- Apart from obesity, Office Ergonomics is a leading factor
- Along with obesity, Office Ergonomics were leading factors
- Beside obesity, Office Ergonomics should be leading factor's
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Two errors sit in the underlined part. "Besides from" is not standard English; the correct phrase is either "besides" alone or "apart from", never both combined. Also "Office Ergonomics" is a single subject, a field of study, so it needs the singular verb "is", not the plural "are".
- Option A: repeats both errors from the original, the double phrase "besides from" and the plural verb "are".
- Option B: replaces the faulty phrase with the correct "apart from" and fixes the verb to the singular "is", matching "Office Ergonomics" as one field of study.
- Option C: "along with" changes the meaning slightly and "were" is both plural and wrongly past tense for a general research finding.
- Option D: "beside" means "next to" physically, which is the wrong word here, and "should be" changes the sentence from a stated fact to a recommendation.
Option B is the only choice that fixes both the phrase and the verb agreement, so it is correct.
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