Given below are sentences with an error in each. The error is in one part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given the options containing the parts of the sentences. Choose the option which contains the error.
Earlier Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel's intense bombardment of Gaza marked only the initial phase of the country's response to a Hamas offense that had claimed the lives of 1,300 individuals.
‘offense’ should be replaced with ‘offensive’. Offense is described as annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult to or disregard for oneself. There is no requirement of ‘offense’. ‘Offensive’ when used a noun means ‘an attacking military campaign’. Hence ‘offensive’ is correct.
252, 235, 220, 207, 196, ?
11 20 ? 64 112 192
...12, 16, ?, 48, 76, 112
17 21 51 169 701 ?
11 6 7 12 26 ? 205.5
What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series?
5, 14, 41, 122, 365, 1094, ?
77 73 69 65 ? 57
...40 41 37 46 ? 55 19
...18 29 16 31 ? 33
124, 180, 108, 198, ?, 220
