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    Question

    In the following questions, a sentence is divided into

    four parts. Choose the part of the sentence which may contain a grammatical error in it. If all the parts of the sentence are Grammatically correct and contextually Meaningful, choose option “no error” as your answer choice. Being a holiday (a) / the banks were closed (b) / and we could not (c) / withdraw any cash. (d)
    A b Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B c Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C a Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D d Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Error is in Part (a). This is a “Dangling Participle” error. As written, the sentence implies the “banks” were a holiday. Since the subject of the first clause (the weather/day) is different from the second (the banks), you must add a formal subject. Correction: “It being a holiday…”

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