Directions Given below are 3 sentences one or more of them is incorrect Identify the one s that are ...........

English Language (SBI-PO) Error correction

Directions: Given below are 3 sentences, one or more of them is incorrect. Identify the one(s) that are incorrect.

(A) The council is encouraging the development of the property for both employment as well as recreation.

(B) Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour.

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SBI PO Prelims

Only A

Only B

Only C

A and B

B and C

- Statement A: "The council is encouraging the development of the property for both employment as well as recreation."

- Incorrect: The phrase "both...as well as" is redundant. It should be either "both employment and recreation" or "employment as well as recreation."

- Statement B: "Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour."

- Correct: The sentence is clearly structured and the message is consistent.

- Statement C: "The new teaching methods encourage children to think for themselves."

- Correct: The sentence effectively communicates that teaching methods promote independent thinking.

- Option 1: Only A is incorrect.

- Other Options: Incorrect as they suggest either B or C is wrong too, which is not the case.

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