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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 ā€œno errorā€ as your answer choice. No sooner had the (a) / RBI increased the repo rate (b) / than the commercial banks (c) / have raised their lending rates. (d)
    A c Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B b Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C a Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D d Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The error is in Part (d). The structure ā€œNo sooner had… thanā€ is used to talk about two past actions happening in quick succession. The first action uses Past Perfect (had increased), and the second action must be in Simple Past. Correction: Change ā€œhave raisedā€ to ā€œraised.ā€

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