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).

Overall, the wait of the (A)/empirical evidence supports (B)/these essentially conservative arguments (C)/for the minimum wage (D).

A Overall, the wait of the Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B empirical evidence supports Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C these essentially conservative arguments Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D for the minimum wage Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

The word ‘wait’ is inappropriate here. The correct word to be used is ‘weight’. Overall, the weight of the empirical evidence supports these essentially conservative arguments for the minimum wage.

Practice Next

Relevant for Exams:

×
×