Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentences or parts thereof may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the sentence(s)/part(s) thereof having the error.

(A) In the present age we see parallels in the manufacture of such needless, (B) and often harmful things like trinkets and gewgaws, (C) cars and cameras, televisions, jets, and computers, (D) which only waste resources and spew forth pollution.

  1. A and B

  2. B and C

  3. C and D

  4. A and C

  5. B and D
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Both these statements have errors. Error of coordinating conjunction in B. The phrasal usage is ‘such … as’. ‘Such’ in part A should be followed by ‘as’ in place of ‘like’ in part B. ‘Cars’ and ‘cameras’ in C ought to be joined by a comma, not by the conjunction ‘and’. For items in series, ‘and’ is put only before the last item.

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