New Click here to Enroll for SIDBI MSME Expert Classes by Experts

    Register

    Question

    In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1, 2, 3 and 4. Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘ No correction is required’ , mark 5 as the answer.

    The children enrolled in low fee charging private

    schools are seen to perform better in mathematics, despite of better –qualified and more experienced teachers being available in government schools.
    A despite better –qualified and more experienced Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B in spite better – qualified and experienced Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C in spite of best – qualified and experienced Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D despite of better qualifying and experienced Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No correction required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ‘of’ should not be used with ‘despite’.

    Practice Next

    Relevant for Exams: