Question

In this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled A,B and C. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., A or B or C. If you find no error, your response should be indicated as D.

A. There was great deal that had to be scrapped, that must be scrapped;

B. But surely India could not have been what she undoubtedly was,

C. And could not have continued a cultured existence for thousands of years.

D. No error  

Answer 1

Correct option A.

Explanation:

The error lies in the first part of the sentence. The part does not use a uniform voice, as in, one part is in the passive voice (to be scrapped), while the other is in the active voice. This creates a discrepancy in the usage of tense in the first part (the latter parts talk about the past). Hence, “must be scrapped” should be replaced by “must have been scrapped” to make the sentence grammatically correct.