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Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any part and if you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

The politician lost face in his constituency (a)/  when he broke the pre-election promises (b)/  he had made to his people . (c)/ No error (d)

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NDA I 2018 GAT Previous Year Paper (22-Apr-2018)
The correct answer is

(d)

Analyzing Grammatical Errors in the Sentence

Let's carefully examine each part of the given sentence to identify any potential grammatical errors. The sentence is broken down into three parts, (a), (b), and (c), followed by option (d) for 'No error'.

The sentence is: "The politician lost face in his constituency (a)/ when he broke the pre-election promises (b)/ he had made to his people . (c)/ No error (d)"

Examining Part (a): "The politician lost face in his constituency"

This part contains the phrase "lost face". 'To lose face' is a common English idiom meaning to lose reputation or respect. The usage here is grammatically correct and makes sense in the context of a politician. The phrase "in his constituency" correctly indicates the location where he lost respect. There is no apparent error in part (a).

Examining Part (b): "when he broke the pre-election promises"

This part introduces the reason for losing face: breaking promises. The verb "broke" is the simple past tense of "break", which is correctly used here to describe a past action. "Pre-election promises" is a standard way to describe promises made before an election. The structure and grammar in part (b) are correct.

Examining Part (c): "he had made to his people ."

This part specifies the promises mentioned in part (b). The phrase "he had made" uses the past perfect tense (had + past participle). This tense is appropriate here because the action of making the promises happened before the action of breaking them (inferred) and the consequence of losing face (inferred as happening subsequently). The phrase "to his people" indicates to whom the promises were made, which is also grammatically correct. There is no error found in part (c).

Conclusion

After analyzing parts (a), (b), and (c), we found no grammatical errors, incorrect word usage, or structural issues in any part of the sentence. Therefore, the sentence is grammatically correct as it stands.

Based on the analysis, the correct option is (d) indicating 'No error'.

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