Question
In the following question, a sentence is given, divided
into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). The error, if any, will only be in TWO PHRASES/PARTS of the sentence. The combination of those parts is the answer. If no part in the sentence has an error, then mark 'No error' as your answer. Ignore errors of punctuations, if any. Thousands of police, fire officials and military personnel (A)/ continued to search for people who may have been cut off (B)/ by floodwaters and landslides triggered by the storm, with (C)/ hope diminishing that the missing would be found alive (D).Solution
The given sentence is free from errors. Hence, option (e) is the correct answer. "Cut off" is a phrasal verb and it is used correctly in part B of the sentence; cut off - prevent someone from having access to somewhere or someone; isolate someone from something they previously had connections with.
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