Question
In each of the questions, a sentence is divided into
five parts A, B, C, D and E in which two of the parts have some grammatical errors in them. You have to identify which pair among the given alternatives represents the parts that contain those errors. If none of the parts have any error, then mark option 5, i.e., ‘No error’ as your answer. As someone on the progressive side of the political divide,(A)/ I continue to think the French left wing’s over intellectualisation(B)/ of politics, its focus on never-ending debate instead (C)/ agreement around big points yet unity behind one (D)/accepted leader remains a problem.(E)Solution
Part C: The phrase "instead agreement" is grammatically incorrect. The preposition "of" is missing. The correct phrase is "instead of agreement." The sentence is drawing a contrast between "never-ending debate" and "agreement," which requires the preposition "of." Part D : The word "yet" is a conjunctive adverb that means "but" or "however." Its use here creates an awkward and ungrammatical construction. The contrast is not between two separate clauses but between two items in a list. To correctly list these two things, the conjunction "and" is needed.
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