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    Question

    Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    Addressing the participants since inaugurating (A)/the

    conclave, the minister said (B)/water and sanitation is a significant sector (C).
    A Addressing the participants since inaugurating Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B the conclave, the minister said Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C water and sanitation is a significant sector Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, ‘since’ is an incorrect preposition. The correct preposition that can be used here is ‘after’. Addressing the participants after inaugurating the conclave, the minister said water and sanitation is a significant sector.

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