In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the ‘No error’ option. It is increasingly becoming (A)/ clear as the frequency of Indian and Chinese navies (B)/ brushing past each other in the Indian Ocean is set to rise. (C)/ No error (D)?

Option 2 : B

The error is in part B of the sentence.

The error lies due to wrong ‘conjunction’ used in this part of the sentence. ‘as’ must be replaced with ‘that’. ‘as’ is used as a conjunction ‘to state the reason for something’, whereas ‘that’ as a conjunction is used for ‘introducing a subordinate clause expressing a statement or hypothesis’.

Since in this sentence, no reason is being stated, therefore ‘as’ should not be used.  The subordinate clause is introduced, hence ‘that’ must be used.

Correct sentence- ‘It is increasingly becoming clear that the frequency of Indian and Chinese navies brushing past each other in the Indian Ocean is set to rise.’