English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Spotting Errors
Direction: In each of the questions, there are 4 sentences or parts...
Direction: In each of the questions, there are 4 sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence/s or part/s that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage and choose the answer accordingly.
I. Just right before starting the tour, the US Secretary&
II. gave a speech on India-US ties that was&
III. so broad as it was deep, talking of the road ahead&
IV. together for the next 100 years.
Options
- AOnly I
- BI, II and III
- CII and IV
- DI and IV
Correct answer
C. II and IV
Step-by-step solution
Fragment I:& Just right before starting the tour, the US Secretary
Usage of both ‘just’ and ‘right’ brings redundancy in the sentence as both mean the same.
Correct fragment:& Just before starting the tour, the US Secretary
Fragment III:& so broad as it was deep, talking of the road ahead
As the sentence is in affirmative, ‘as … as’ must be used for comparison of positive degree.
Correct fragment:& as broad as it was deep, talking of the road ahead
No other fragment has an error.
Evidently, option C is correct.
Usage of both ‘just’ and ‘right’ brings redundancy in the sentence as both mean the same.
Correct fragment:& Just before starting the tour, the US Secretary
Fragment III:& so broad as it was deep, talking of the road ahead
As the sentence is in affirmative, ‘as … as’ must be used for comparison of positive degree.
Correct fragment:& as broad as it was deep, talking of the road ahead
No other fragment has an error.
Evidently, option C is correct.