Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

Six out of ten peoples buy water in Rajasthan.

  1. the ten people

  2. ten people

  3. the ten peoples

  4. No improvement needed
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of vocabulary usage. For the persons of the same nation we use 'people', and not 'peoples'. Moreover, as the reffered persons are not specific so article  'the' is not required before people.

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