Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been split into three parts, (1), (2) and (3). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4).

(1) Despite India trying its best to prevent Chinese submarines (2) from stopping in Sri Lanka, (3) another Chinese attack submarine is docking in Colombo. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. -
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C Correct answer
Explanation

(c) is incorrect as ‘stopping’ is in the present participle. The corresponding verb in a sentence cannot end in present participle and should end in past participle. Thus, in this context, the corresponding verb ‘docking’ is incorrect. It should be ‘docked’.

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