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    Question

    Directions (Q1-Q3): 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 fact, if one were to draft (A)/a list of the

    differences between slavery and Jim Crow, (B)/the list might well be longer (C)/than those of similarities (D).
    A In fact, if one were to draft Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B a list of the differences between slavery and Jim Crow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C the list might well be longer Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D than those of similarities Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, ‘the list’ is singular. So, ‘those of’ is incorrect and ‘that of’ should be used. In fact, if one were to draft a list of the differences between slavery and Jim Crow, the list might well be longer than that of similarities.

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