In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’. Some provisions in the law (1)/are very tough that even (2)/ a spelling mistake could be construed as fraud and lead to harsh strictures. (3)/ No error. (4)
In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’. Some provisions in the law (1)/are very tough that even (2)/ a spelling mistake could be construed as fraud and lead to harsh strictures. (3)/ No error. (4) Correct Answer 2
The word ‘very’ in option (2) should be replaced with ‘so’.
This is because the use of ‘so’ gives the sense that the sentence requires an explanation or reasoning beyond that.
On the other hand, ‘Some provisions in the law are very tough’, reads like a complete sentence on its own and the use of ‘that’ following it seems abrupt.
The correct sentence should be:
Some provisions in the law are so tough that even a spelling mistake could be construed as fraud and lead to harsh strictures.