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    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).

    In the home there are (A)/many sources of humidity, (B)/from clothes hung out to dry (C)/to boil water used to cook pasta (D).

    A In the home there are Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B many sources of humidity Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C from clothes hung out to dry Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D to boil water used to cook pasta Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, ‘boiling’ is correct. the participle form is used because it is an adjective. In the home there are many sources of humidity, from clothes hung out to dry to boiling water used to cook pasta.

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