Question
In the following questions, each sentence is divided
into four parts, which are labelled a, b, c, and d, one of these parts may contain an error. If the sentence is grammatically correct and free from any error, choose No error. He is accustomed (a) to work under pressure (b) and handling difficult situations (c) with efficiency. (d) No error (e)Solution
The phrase “accustomed to” must be followed by a gerund (-ing form), not the base verb. Here, “to work” is incorrect and breaks parallelism with “handling”. It should be “working under pressure” to match the gerund structure.
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