Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. The ancient Egyptians, who had made

  2. the Great Sphinx, modelled

  3. the face of the Sphinx

  4. like a woman's and the body like a lion's.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

“… after that of a woman and the body after that of a lion”. Like is used inappropriately as a preposition. It should compare one noun to another instead of modifying the verb. The phrase should indicate that the Egyptians modelled the face of the Sphinx like the face of a woman and not like an entire woman.

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