Directions : In the following five items, each item has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b), and (c). Read each sentence and identify any error in any underlined part, and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e. (a) (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
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EPFO EO AO 2023
Jitender was the smartest
Correct Answerof the two
Incorrect Answerchildren in the room.
Incorrect AnswerNo error
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
- Option 1: "Jitender was the smartest" - This part uses the incorrect form of comparison for two entities. "Smartest" is a superlative form used for more than two, but when comparing two, "smarter" is the correct comparative form. It should be "Jitender was the smarter."
- Option 2: "of the two" - This part is correct and appropriately sets up a comparison between two children.
- Option 3: "children in the room." - This is grammatically correct and provides the context within the sentence.
- Option 4: No error - Incorrect because there's an error in Option 1.
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By: Parvesh Mehta