English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Spotting Errors
Directions: In each of the questions, there are four sentences or...
Directions: In each of the questions, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence/s or part/s that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage and choose the answer accordingly:
I.& Memories of the killing of&
II. thousands people in the aftermath of
III. the 2007 elections should evens score the
IV. urgency of bringing the current fluid situation within control.
Options
- AOnly I and IV
- BOnly II and III
- COnly I and III
- DOnly II, III and IV
Correct answer
B. Only II and III
Step-by-step solution
Sentence II:& thousands people in the aftermaths of
The sentence is incorrect because of use of ‘s’ in thousand.
‘s’ is used in thousand when it is used without any other plural subject.
Ex.Thousands& were injured in the train accident yesterday.
But if thousand is used with another plural subject ,’s’ is omitted.
Ex.& There are& thousand ways& to solve this problem.
Correct sentence-& thousand& people in the aftermaths of
Sentence III:& the 2007 elections should evens score the
Use of the word “evens score” is inappropriate here, as it means to repay.
The correct word which goes with the context is ‘underscore’, which means to underline or emphasize.
Correct sentence- the 2007 elections should& underscore& the
Hence& option B& is correct.
The sentence is incorrect because of use of ‘s’ in thousand.
‘s’ is used in thousand when it is used without any other plural subject.
Ex.Thousands& were injured in the train accident yesterday.
But if thousand is used with another plural subject ,’s’ is omitted.
Ex.& There are& thousand ways& to solve this problem.
Correct sentence-& thousand& people in the aftermaths of
Sentence III:& the 2007 elections should evens score the
Use of the word “evens score” is inappropriate here, as it means to repay.
The correct word which goes with the context is ‘underscore’, which means to underline or emphasize.
Correct sentence- the 2007 elections should& underscore& the
Hence& option B& is correct.