Select the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer. I went to the party (A) / with my father, uncles, aunts (B) / and cousin brothers. (C) / No error (D)

Select the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer. I went to the party (A) / with my father, uncles, aunts (B) / and cousin brothers. (C) / No error (D) Correct Answer C

The correct answer is option 3) i.e. C.

  • In 'C' part, use of 'cousin brothers' is incorrect. 
  • 'Cousin' itself means 'brother / sister'. As per rule, The word 'cousin' is never followed by 'brothers/sisters'. Hence, the use of 'brother / sister' is superfluous and incorrect.
     

The correct sentence : "I went to the party with my father, uncles, aunts and cousins."

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Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You have to determine whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose the best possible answer. What is the number of students who went to the museum by car. If the ratio of students traveled by three different modes i.e. bus, train and car is 5 ∶ 14 ∶ 8? I. Number of male students who went to the museum is 45 more than the number of female students who went to the museum. All the female went to the museum by train only and 30 males went by train. II. Total males who went to museum by bus and car is 195.