1. Amidst the scuffle and the resultant confusion, the thief managed to slip away.
2. There was not a single person amongst those assembled who was willing to become the leader.
3. Among the members of the community the local doctor was the one who was most respected.
Select the answer using the codes given below :
To determine whether the prepositions used in the given sentences are correct, let's analyze each sentence one by one:
- Sentence 1: "Amidst the scuffle and the resultant confusion, the thief managed to slip away."
- The word amidst is typically used to mean "in the middle of" or "surrounded by." It indicates that something is taking place with many things happening around it. In this sentence, "amidst" is correctly used as it describes the thief slipping away during confusion and scuffle.
- Sentence 2: "There was not a single person amongst those assembled who was willing to become the leader."
- The word amongst is a variant of "among" and is used interchangeably with it, often in more formal or literary contexts. It means "in the presence of" or "being part of a group." In this sentence, "amongst" is correctly used to indicate the group of assembled people.
- Sentence 3: "Among the members of the community, the local doctor was the one who was most respected."
- The word among means "surrounded by" or "in the company of" and is correctly used here to identify the doctor as one of the respected members within the group of community members.
All three sentences use their respective prepositions correctly according to the rules of English grammar. Therefore, the correct answer is:
Important Questions from Error Spotting
Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an 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 honest mistake (a) / is no more than that; (b) / just an honest mistake. (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine 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 company of five thousand soldiers , (a) / having marched tirelessly for over five days , (b) / have just moved into their cantonment . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an 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).
Every person who believes in principles (a) / must stand up to fight (b) / for their convictions . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine 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).
The Olympic Games reflects(a) / the highest spirit of (b) / human endeavour and achievement . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an 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).
The principal of the school (a) / stressed the need for discipline (b) / amongst the students. (c) / No error (d)
