Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the part of the following sentence in which there is a grammatical error.

Grapes (a) are both grown (b) in Maharashtra (c) and Andhra Pradesh. (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The word both is redundant and unnecessary in are both grown. The sentence means Grapes are grown in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh - the both adds no meaning since the conjunction already shows two locations. This is a redundancy error, not strictly grammatical but stylistically incorrect.

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