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Directions: Read the sentence carefully to identify if there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if present, will be in one segment of the sentence. Select the letter corresponding to that segment as your answer. If the sentence is grammatically correct as given, select 'No error' as your response.

All the confused (A)/ instructions were rewritten (B)/ by the team lead (C)/ to avoid further errors. (D)

Options

A

No error

B

A

C

C

D

D

E

B

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Correct Answer :

Option B

A

Solution :

The correct option is A.

Explanation:
The grammatical error lies in segment (A) of the sentence: "All the confused".
The word 'confused' is a past participle adjective used to describe a person who experiences confusion (e.g., "a confused student"). Inanimate objects like 'instructions' cannot feel confused; rather, they cause confusion to others. Therefore, the present participle adjective 'confusing' should be used to describe 'instructions'.
Thus, 'confused instructions' should be replaced with 'confusing instructions'.

Correct Sentence:
"All the confusing instructions were rewritten by the team lead to avoid further errors."

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