In the sentence given below some words have been underlined which may or may not be correctly placed...........

English Language - Phase I (Phase-1) Error correction

In the sentence given below, some words have been underlined, which may or may not be correctly placed (grammatically or contextually). Rearrange the words to make the sentence grammatically correct.

The tenacious (1) investigative journalist trail (2) the rapacious (3) exploitation of natural resources by uncovering a exposed (4) of corruption and greed.

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Nabard grade-A, Previous year Memory Based Paper (2023)

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Explanation:

Let's analyze the sentence and see which words need rearranging:

- The sentence begins with "The tenacious (1) investigative journalist trail (2) the rapacious (3) exploitation of natural resources by uncovering a exposed (4) of corruption and greed."

- The word "trail (2)" in the sentence seems incorrect. The journalist "exposes," they do not "trail."

- The word "exposed (4)" seems mismatched in tense with "uncovering a ..."

- Therefore, swapping "trail (2)" with "exposed (4)" makes the sentence coherent: "The tenacious investigative journalist exposed (2) the rapacious exploitation of natural resources by uncovering a trail (4) of corruption and greed."

Thus, swapping the second and fourth words fixes the sentence errors.

- Correct Answer: Option:2, 2-4

- "1-3" does not need swapping; "tenacious" and "rapacious" are correctly placed.

- "2-3" is not suitable as changing "trail" and "rapacious" would create semantic errors.

- "1-4" and "1-2" do not correct the sentence as needed.