Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

He is not only involved in conducting adult literacy programs but also in organising workshops for the unemployed.

  1. he is not only involved in conducting

  2. adult literacy programs

  3. but also in organising

  4. for the unemployed

  5. No error

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A Correct answer
Explanation

It should be ‘he is involved not only in conducting’. When we use a correlative conjunction like not only … but also …, the same kind of words should follow both parts. For example, if ‘not only’ is followed by a verb, ‘but also’, too, should be followed by a verb. In this case, ‘not only’ is followed by a verb, and ‘but also’ is followed by a preposition. This is incorrect. The sentence should read: He is involved not only in conducting adult literacy programs, but also in organising workshop for the unemployed.