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 State government claims (1)/that these demolitions

    (2)/are at response (3)/to illegal encroachments (4).
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The preposition ‘at’ is incorrect here. The correct preposition is ‘in’. ‘in response to something’ is correct here. The State government claims that these demolitions are in response to illegal encroachments.

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