Question

In the following question, a sentence is divided into four parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 in which two of the parts have some grammatical or contextual errors in them. You have to identify which pair among the given alternatives represents the parts that contain those errors. If none of the part has any error, then, mark option 5, i.e., ‘No error’ as your answer. The structure, which had been served as the headquarters (

Q: Answer-In the following question, a sentence is divided into four parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 in which two of the...

In part A The past perfect passive structure had been past participle is used when something is acted upon by an external force. However, in this sentence, the structure itself performed the action of serving as the headquarters. Since serve as means to function as, there is no external action being performed on the subject. Serve as is an idiomatic expression that means to act in the capacity of or to fulfill a role. This phrase is always used in the active voice. In part D The incorrect preposition for is used after homage. The correct phrase is pay homage to, not pay homage for. Homage means respect or tribute, and it is always paid to someone or something, not for something. Hence ,the correct phrase is- paid homage to its past.