Question
Question No. 3 Read the sentence below to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer.If then is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors in punctuation if any). Mr. Rawat quit on Friday evening ostensible on (A)/ being unable to get elected to the Uttarakhand Assembly (B)/ within the constitutionally stipulated (C) deadline of six months from the date he took over. (D)/ No error (E) A B c D E
Solution
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Pedro
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Resposta
The error in the sentence is in part (A). The correct word should be "ostensibly" instead of "ostensible." "Ostensibly" is an adverb meaning apparently or ostensibly, while "ostensible" is an adjective meaning apparent or seemingly. In this context, an adverb is required to modify the verb "quit."