Multiple choice

Directions: The underlined part of the sentence below may have some errors. Five options are given below the sentence. Choose the option that improves the sentence. If the sentence has no error, choose option 5 as your answer.

How we envy riches who do not have to work for their living but can do just what they please all the year round.

  1. How we envy riches that do not have to work for their living but can do just

  2. How we envy rich people that do not have to work for their living but can do just

  3. How we envy rich people who do not have to work for their living but can do just

  4. How we envy riches who does not have to work for their living but can do just

  5. No improvement required
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, 'rich people' rectifies the error of using 'riches'. 'Riches' is not the plural of 'rich'. Its meaning is 'wealth. So it cannot be used here. In the original sentence 'rich people' are mentioned.

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