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    Question

    In each sentence below, four words have been printed in

    bold which are numbered (1), (2), (3), and (4). One of these words may be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The number of that word is the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate, the answer is (5) i.e., ‘All correct’. The manager was held responsible (1)/ for the financial lose (2)/ suffered (3)/ by the department. (4)/ All correct (5)
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word "lose" is incorrectly used in the context. “Lose” is a verb, while the sentence requires the noun form, which is "loss".

    Correct sentence: The manager was held responsible for the financial loss suffered by the department.

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