Multiple choice

Directions: Find the sentence/part of the sentence having an error/errors with regard to the usage of a comma.

(i) Ignorance, says Patanjali, creates all other obstacles to enlightenment. (ii) It is the samskaras, the powerful mental tendencies, which drive us to perform ever-recurring acts of sin. (iii) And so, the obstacles grow automatically through the power of desire, pride, rage and fear.

  1. Only (i)

  2. Only (ii)

  3. Both (i) and (ii)

  4. Only (iii)

  5. No error
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E Correct answer
Explanation

There is no error with regard to the usage of a comma in the given sentence. In parts (i), (ii), and (iii), the commas have been placed correctly. In parts (i) and (ii), the commas have been placed to enclose additional thoughts. In part (iii), the comma has been used to set apart the adverbial and also to separate a series of words.

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