Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E).

In the kitchen (A)/some of the children (B)/sat kneading dough, rolling chapatis (C)/and helping the lonely cook for a home of some 180 children (D). No error. (E)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

All parts of the sentence are grammatically correct. The prepositional phrases 'In the kitchen', 'some of the children', the participle phrases 'sat kneading dough, rolling chapatis', and 'helping the lonely cook for a home of some 180 children' are all properly constructed and convey a coherent meaning.

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