Question

Directions: In the following question, each sentence is divided into four parts (a), (b), (c) and (d). Find out which part of the sentence contains an error. If there is no error, mark your answer as (e).

• A. Although China is at present/
• B. far ahead of India/
• C. in terms of economic progress,/
• D. it's education system is seriously flawed.
• E. No error

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The question requires you to identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. Let's examine each part of the sentence:

1. Part (a): "Although China is at present" - This part of the sentence is grammatically correct. The use of "although" to introduce a contrasting statement is appropriate, and the phrase "at present" effectively sets the current time frame.
2. Part (b): "far ahead of India" - This part correctly indicates that China is more advanced than India in a certain context, with no grammatical errors.
3. Part (c): "in terms of economic progress," - This clause correctly specifies the context (economic progress) about which the comparison is being made.
4. Part (d): "it's education system is seriously flawed." - Here lies the error. The word "it's" is a contraction of "it is," but in this context, the correct possessive pronoun "its" should be used to indicate that the education system belongs to 'China'. Thus, the correct phrase should be "its education system is seriously flawed."

Therefore, the sentence contains an error in Part (d). The corrected sentence should read: "Although China is at present, far ahead of India in terms of economic progress, its education system is seriously flawed."

Conclusion: The part of the sentence containing the error is "it's education system is seriously flawed." The correct answer is option (d).