Spot an error in the given sentence. (A)One of my neighbour /(B)is both…

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Spot an error in the given sentence.

(A)One of my neighbour /(B)is both musician and/(C)reputed engineer/(D)no error.

  1. A.

    A

  2. B.

    B

  3. C.

    C

  4. D.

    D

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Correct answer: A

Corrected sentence: One of my neighbours is both a musician and a reputed engineer.

  • First part: Change 'neighbour' to 'neighbours' because the phrase 'one of' must be followed by a plural noun.

  • Second part: Insert the article 'a' before 'musician' since singular countable nouns require an article ('a musician').

  • Third part: Insert the article 'a' before 'reputed engineer' ('a reputed engineer') and maintain parallel structure: 'a musician and a reputed engineer.'

  • Therefore, the sentence has errors in the first, second, and third parts; the option claiming no error is incorrect.

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