Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    Despite its widespread popularity (A)/among Florida's politicians, (B)/the bond cap statue was not (C)/entirely kosher from a constitutional point of view (D).              

    A Despite its widespread popularity Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B among Florida's politicians Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C the bond cap statue was not Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D entirely kosher from a constitutional point of view Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘statue’ is incorrect here. The correct word is ‘statue’, which means ‘a law that has been formally approved and written down’. Despite its widespread popularity among Florida's politicians, the bond cap statute was not entirely kosher from a constitutional point of view.

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