The Russians again broke out northward but some of the Japanese squadrons hanged on to the remnant o...........

English Language (SBI-PO) Error correction

Direction: In the given sentence, some parts are printed in bold. The emboldened parts may or may not be correct. Choose the part which is incorrect and needs improvement. Incase all the parts are correct, choose (E) "All are correct" as the answer.

The Russians again broke out northward; but some of the Japanese squadrons hanged on to the remnant of the enemy's battle-fleet, and the others dealt with the numerous Russian vessels that were unable to keep up.

The Russians again broke out

of the Japanese squadrons hanged on

remnant of the enemy's battle fleet

others dealt with the numerous

All are correct

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Explanation:

The error is in the segment 'of the Japanese squadrons hanged on'.
'Hanged' is erroneous in the sentence since it does not convey the exact meaning. 'To hang' when used as 'come or cause to come unexpectedly to a state in which no further operations can be carried out' has past participle form 'hung' and not 'hanged'.
Therefore, 'hanged' must be replaced with 'hung' to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence.
Hence, option 2 is the correct answer