Question
Each of the following sentences has been divided into five parts (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). One of these parts may contain a grammatical or idiomatic error. Identify the part that contains the error. If there is no error, choose option (
- E . The officer blamed himself (a) / for the delay in processing the file (b) / even though the mistake was caused (c) / by systemic inefficiencies (d). / No error (e)
Solution
Explanation: Reflexive pronoun “himself” correctly refers back to the subject the officer. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object are the same person. The sentence is grammatically correct. Hence, No error.
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