1. The delivery reached its destination just about time.
2. The evidence presented by Shyam states something different than what is being presented by Ram.
3. That is the difference of somebody doing his duty and not doing his duty.
Select the answer using the codes given below :
In the given question, we need to identify sentences where the use of the preposition or phrasal verb is correct. Let's analyze each sentence:
- The delivery reached its destination just about time.
The preposition about is incorrect here. The correct phrase is "just in time", which means something happened at the last moment or exactly at the required moment.
- The evidence presented by Shyam states something different than what is being presented by Ram.
The preposition than is often wrongly used in place of from after different. The correct phrase should be "different from".
- That is the difference of somebody doing his duty and not doing his duty.
The preposition of is incorrectly used here. The correct phrase is "difference between", which is used when comparing two different things or situations.
Now, let's check the options:
- 1 and 2
- 1 and 3
- 1 only
- None of the above
Since none of the sentences have the correct use of prepositions or phrasal verbs, the correct answer is: None of the above.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
- None of the above
Justification: All sentences in the question include incorrect use of prepositions. Therefore, none of the sentences are correct, confirming the option None of the above as the correct choice.
Important Questions from Error Spotting
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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).
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The principal of the school (a) / stressed the need for discipline (b) / amongst the students. (c) / No error (d)
