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). The book's protagonist, despite (1)/ of facing numerous challenges, (2)/ manages to overcome (3)/ them all by the story's end .(4)/ no error (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 No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrase "despite of" is incorrect. The word "despite" is already a preposition, so it should not be followed by "of." The correct phrase is simply "despite facing".

    The correct sentence should read: "The book's protagonist, despite facing numerous challenges, manages to overcome them all by the story's end."

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