Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (e).

(a) Lost in the jungle and completely exhausted, (b) dark woods frightened them but just as they (c) were about to lose all hope, they saw a (d) house at a distance of two miles (e) No error

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d

  5. e
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (2) is correct as there is an error of modifier in the corresponding part. 'dark woods frightened them' is incorrect because there is no antecedent to the pronoun 'them'. We can use 'they were frightened by the dark woods'to correct the error of modifier.

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