Multiple choice

Directions: The underlined portion of the following sentence has some errors. Four options are given below the sentence. Choose the correct option to replace the underlined part.

Inevitably, as urbanisation increases, old in India may find themselves a embarrassment to the young just as in the west.

  1. the old in India may find themselves an embarrassment to the young just as in the west

  2. the old in India may find themselves an embarrassment to young just as in the west

  3. old in India may find themselves an embarrassment to the young just as in west

  4. the old in India may find themselves a embarrassment to young just as in west

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The use of 'the' before 'old' rectifies the error of omitting article 'the' and the use of 'an' before 'embarrassment' rectifies the error of using article 'a' before 'embarrassment' .When an adjective is used as a noun and 'the' is used before it, it shows the entire community. Here, 'the old' shows the entire community of old people.