Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (E).

According to the classical musical tradition, the term "sonata" (A) is given to those (B) works that are (C) written for a solo piano or for a solo wind or (D) a stringed instrument. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Error of parallelism. After 'or' we have 'for' in all 'or' phrases, except the last one. So, to maintain parallelism, the last phrase should be 'or for a stringed instrument'.

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