Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been split into three parts (A), (B) and (C). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Rahul told the (A)/ shopkeeper that there had been no (B)/ supply of milk yesterday. (C)/ No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. .
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. According to the rules of grammar, in indirect speech, the adverbs of nearness should be put into those of distance. Thus, ‘yesterday’ should be changed to ‘the previous day’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.

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