Multiple choice

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

Rice, (A) which still forms the staple diet of (B) many of the world's population, grows (C) best in (D) hot, wet lands. (E) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Population' is a mass noun in this context, referring to people as a collective whole. Mass nouns take 'much' rather than 'many' for quantification. The correct phrase should be 'much of the world's population'.

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