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    Question

    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error and select the option which rectifies that error. If no error is present then mark option 5 i.e., 'no error' as your answer.

    Despite of the bad weather (1)/, the team decided to (2)/ continue with the expedition (3)/ and not to delay the schedule. (4)

    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 No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct phrase should be "Despite the bad weather" without the preposition "of." Correct sentence: Despite the bad weather, the team decided to continue with the expedition.

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