Question

    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).

    The while stench of sulphurous gas (A)/pervading a

    world of darkness (B)/broken only by a dull (C)/red glow on a distant, invisible horizon (D).
    A The while stench of sulphurous gas Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B pervading a world of darkness Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C broken only by a dull Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D red glow on a distant, invisible horizon Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E red glow on a distant, invisible horizon Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘while’ is incorrect here. The correct word is ‘vile’, which means ‘unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable’. The vile stench of sulphurous gas pervading a world of darkness broken only by a dull red glow on a distant, invisible horizon.              

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