Question
Measuring something as subtle as happiness according to
country, place and people was not just error , it shows the limited ambit of human intelligence and inveterate condescension of a certain group. Directions:In these questions, a sentence or a part of sentence is highlighted in bold. Below are given alternatives to the highlighted part which may improve the sentence.Choose the option which improves the sentence in the best possible way.Solution
Measuring something as subtle as happiness according to country, place and people i s not just erroneous , it shows the limited ambit of human intelligence and inveterate condescension of a certain group. Error is a noun,whereas erroneous is an adjective .Here,we are giving an opinion regarding the activity of measuring happiness,therefore an adjective will be brought into use. Also,the statement talks in a simple present tense,therefore is will be used in place of was .
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