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    Question

    In each of the questions, a sentence is divided into five parts A, B, C, D and E in which two of the parts have some grammatical or contextual errors in them. You have to identify which pair among the given alternatives represents the parts that contain those errors. If none of the parts has any error, then mark option 5, i.e., ‘No error’ as your answer.

    While welcoming this rare blow

    >(A)/ for being accountable and justice, (B)/ it is inevitable that one must (C)/ lament the tardy (D)/ of the criminal justice system (E) .
    A B & D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B A & C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C & E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D B & C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    B- To maintain the grammatical consistency of the sentence, ‘being accountable’ should be replaced by ‘accountability’(noun). D- ‘Tardy’ which is an adjective does not fit contextually in this part of the sentence and should be replaced by the noun ‘tardiness’. The sentence talks about the ‘tardiness’ of the criminal justice system. Correct Sentence: While welcoming this rare blow for accountability and justice, it is inevitable that one must lament the tardiness of the criminal justice system.

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