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.

Great strain put upon brain of students of having to remain constantly engaged in studies during several months in the year makes it necessary for the brain to have some rest.

  1. The great strain put upon brain of students of having to remain constantly engaged in studies during several months in the year

  2. Great strain put upon the brain of students of having to remain engaged constantly in studies during several months in the year

  3. The great strain put upon the brain of students of having to remain constantly engaged in studies during several months in the year

  4. The great strain put upon brain of students of having to remain engaged constantly in studies during several months in the year
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The use of 'the' before 'great' and 'brain' rectifies the error . In the original sentence, 'the strain' (which is put upon the brain of students) and 'the brain' (the brain of students) are definite nouns. Article 'the' is used before a definite noun.

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