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Directions: 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 on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a), (b) or (c). If you determine there is no error, indicate your response as (d).

A:The mime show attracted 
B: a huge audience despite the high price of tickets 
C: which defied the purpose of the public event.
D: No Error

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CDS 2 2025 Maths Question Paper (14-Sep-2025)
The correct answer is

C

The relative pronoun "which" should be replaced with "that" in restrictive clauses. The sentence should be: "The mime show attracted a huge audience despite the high price of tickets that defied the purpose of the public event."

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