Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence.

    He knew many of the employees of the company by name, and had pleasant, gentle and kind-hearted dealings with a large number of them above a long period.

    A He knew many of the employees of the Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B company by name, and had pleasant Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C gentle and kind-hearted dealings with a Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D large number of them above a long period. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    We need to replace ‘above’ with ‘over’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. He knew many of the employees of the company by name, and had pleasant, gentle and kind-hearted dealings with a large number of them over a long period.

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