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    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. The manager insisted on the importance (A)/ to team collaboration, but they were (B)/ unable to reach an agreement, so he (C)/ felt frustrated, because he was hoped that (D)/ they would reach a consensus soon. (E)
    A A & D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B & D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C A & C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D B & C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    • Part B: The error is in part (B) “to team collaboration”.
    The correct phrase should be “of team collaboration”. The preposition “of” is needed after “importance” to indicate the relationship between the two nouns. ·         The error in part (D) is the phrase : “he was hoped that”. The correct phrase should be “he had hoped that”. The verb tense is incorrect; “was hoped” is a passive construction that doesn’t fit the context. Instead, the sentence should use the past perfect tense “had hoped” to indicate the manager’s prior expectation. “The manager insisted on the importance of team collaboration, but they were unable to reach an agreement, so he felt frustrated, because he had hoped that they would reach a consensus soon.”

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