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In the following sentence, four words or phrases have been printed in bold. One bold part in the sentence is not acceptable in Standard English. Pick up that part and mark its number. If there are no errors in the bold parts, mark (5) i.e. No error as the answer.

They defennded their country against the invaders.

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ESIC UDC Mains MBT (30 Apr 2022)
The correct answer is

defennded

Grammar Error Identification in the Sentence

The question asks us to find the word in the sentence that is not acceptable in Standard English. Let's examine the sentence and the options provided:

Sentence: They defennded their country against the invaders.

The words highlighted are:

  • defennded
  • country
  • against
  • invaders

Analyzing the Options for Errors

We need to check each bolded word for correctness according to Standard English spelling and grammar.

  • country: This word is spelled correctly and used appropriately in the sentence.
  • against: This word is spelled correctly and functions correctly as a preposition here.
  • invaders: This word is spelled correctly and used appropriately as a noun in the sentence.
  • defennded: This word appears to be misspelled. The correct spelling for the past tense of the verb 'to defend' is 'defended'. The given word has an extra 'n'.

Identifying the Incorrect Part

Based on the analysis, the word "defennded" is the one that deviates from Standard English. It should be "defended".

Therefore, the incorrect part is the first option.

The options provided are:

  1. defennded
  2. country
  3. against
  4. invaders
  5. no error

The part not acceptable in Standard English is "defennded". This corresponds to Option 1.

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