English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Spotting Errors
Directions: The given sentence has been broken up into four...
Directions: The given sentence has been broken up into four different parts. The error, if any, will be in any one part of the sentence. Select the option which contains the part of the sentence which has an error (spelling, grammatical or contextual). If there is no error, choose option E.
The dictator sentenced the social activist (A) / to ten years of rigorous imprisonment (B) / just because she vauched for (C) / women empowerment in a blog. (D) / No Error
Options
- AThe dictator sentenced the social activist
- Bto ten years of rigorous imprisonment
- Cjust because she vauched for
- Dwomen empowerment in a blog.
Correct answer
C. just because she vauched for
Step-by-step solution
The fragment C of the sentence is erroneous.
Reason:
The word “vauched” has been misspelled in the given sentence. The correct spelling of the word is “vouched”.
Correct Sentence:
The dictator sentenced the social activist to ten years of rigorous imprisonment just because she vouched for women empowerment in a blog.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
Reason:
The word “vauched” has been misspelled in the given sentence. The correct spelling of the word is “vouched”.
Correct Sentence:
The dictator sentenced the social activist to ten years of rigorous imprisonment just because she vouched for women empowerment in a blog.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.