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Which part has an error?The duties of a police man are regulating the traffic, (a) / investigating crime (b) / and to contain anti-social elements. (c) / No error (d)

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This sentence lacks parallel structure. The list uses gerunds ('regulating', 'investigating'), so the third item should also be a gerund ('containing') rather than an infinitive ('to contain').

AI explanation

To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:

Option A) a - This option is incorrect because the verb "regulating" is correctly used in the sentence to describe one of the duties of a police man.

Option B) b - This option is incorrect because the verb "investigating" is correctly used in the sentence to describe one of the duties of a police man.

Option C) c - This option is correct because the phrase "to contain anti-social elements" is grammatically incorrect. The correct phrase should be "to combat anti-social elements" or "to deal with anti-social elements."

Option D) d - This option is incorrect because there is an error in the sentence, as explained in Option C.

The correct answer is C.

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