Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence and find the part having an error.

(a) Because there was (b) a dearth in evidence, (c) the district attorney had to drop the charges. (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. .
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Here, (b) is incorrect as the preposition ‘in’ is used to indicate a place, state, etc. Here, ‘of’ will be correct as it is used as a function word to indicate the cause, motive or reason. In this case, the correct preposition refers to the cause due to which the charges had to be dropped.

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