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    Question

    The following questions consist of four sentences. Some

    of these may or may not contain grammatical error. Choose the option which denotes the sentence(s) that has/have grammatical error(s). If all the given sentences are correct, choose “All are correct” as your answer. (A) The car broke down in the middle of the highway, which caused a traffic jam. (B) Despite of his efforts, he could not convince her to change her mind. (C) It is important to eat healthy food and exercise regularly for maintaining good health. (D) By the time we reached the theatre, the movie has already started.
    A Only (B) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both (B) and (D) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only (A) and (D) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only (B), (C), and (D) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All are correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Sentence A is correct. Sentence B contains a grammatical error: "Despite of" should be "Despite." Correct sentence: "Despite his efforts, he could not convince her to change her mind." Sentence C is correct. Sentence D contains a grammatical error: "has" should be "had" to maintain past tense consistency. Correct sentence: "By the time we reached the theatre, the movie had already started." Answer: (b) Both (B) and (D)

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