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    Question

    Which of the following can replace the emboldened part

    to make it grammatically correct? Also, identify the part which has an error, if any in the remaining portion of the sentence. He is seen smiling at the baby girl sitting on his lap (A)/ and penchant for using English words that are rarely used, (B)/ had shared a photo with an infant girl (C)/ on a flight Tuesday and (D)/ it is winning hearts online. (E)
    A The given sentence is correct. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Their teacher who has a good command of the English language; D has an error. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram is quite popular on twitter; C has an error. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The writer was surprised by seeing his charisma; No error. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E The Lok Sabha MP who is known for his vocabulary; C has an error. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Part C of the given sentence has an error. Part D mentions that the photo was taken on Tuesday. We cannot use past perfect tense when an action was taken place at a definite time. Here, a simple past tense will be the correct choice. Therefore, 'had shared' should be replaced with 'shared'. Between options (c) and (e), (e) is the most appropriate choice. 'And' is a coordinating conjunction. It is used to join two or more clauses of equal importance or rank. The statement in option (e) talks about his vocabulary and part B talks about his usage of rare words. Both of the statements are closely related. The statement in option (c) doesn't fit properly in the given sentence.

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