Question
Download Solution PDFParts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the part that has an error.
Man has been dependent on plants basically for food, clothes and shelter.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is "clothes"
Key Points
- "Clothes" is the grammatically incorrect form of the noun in this context.
- Clothes" is the noun form, but it is the plural form and it should be in its singular form "clothing" or "cloth" to match with the nouns "food" and "shelter" in the given sentence.
- So, in the sentence "Man has been dependent on plants basically for food, clothes and shelter.
- "The word "clothes" is incorrect because it doesn't match grammatically with the other nouns "food" and "shelter" which are in singular form.
- It should be "Man has been dependent on plants basically for food, clothing and shelter."
Correct sentence: Man has been dependent on plants basically for food, clothing/cloth and shelter."
Last updated on Apr 29, 2025
->Telangana HC Field Assistant Answer Key is out. Candidates are invited to raise objections online from 29th April to 30th April 2025 till 11:59 PM.
-> Earlier, Telangana HC Field Assistant Hall Ticket was released on the official website for the exam which was held on 20th April 2025.
-> The Telangana High Court Field Assistant 2025 Application Link has been released on 2nd January 2025.
-> The application process will commence on 8th January 2025 and end on 31st January 2025.
-> A total of 66 vacancies have been released.
-> There are two stages of the selection process - Computer Based Examination and Document Verification.
-> Candidates between the age of 18 to 34 years are eligible for this post.
-> The candidates can practice questions from the Telangana High Court Field Assistant Previous year papers.