Multiple choice

Directions: Read given sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

The company's decision to issue (1)/ bonus shares clearly indicates (2)/ the management's confident (3)/ about the future. (4)/ No error (5).

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The error is in part (3): 'the management's confident about the future'. After the possessive 'management's', we need a noun, not an adjective. It should be 'confidence' (noun), not 'confident' (adjective). The correct phrase is 'the management's confidence about the future' or better 'the management's confidence in the future'.

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