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In each of the questions given below, four sentences have been given. Out of four sentences, one sentence has an error. Find out which of the following sentence has an error. If all the given sentences are error-free then choose option ‘ All are correct’ as your answer choice.

Options

A

Many villages can facilitate tourism because many villagers are eager to welcome visitors

B

After over a month, I finally met my uncle while a family function.

C

There are an unknown number of smaller dwarf planets orbiting the Sun.

D

Fasting may have different results on health in different circumstances.

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Correct Answer :

Option B

After over a month, I finally met my uncle while a family function.

Solution :

The correct answer is After over a month, I finally met my uncle while a family function.


Step-by-Step Explanation:


1. Analyzing the sentence with the error:
In the sentence "After over a month, I finally met my uncle while a family function.", the preposition/conjunction usage is incorrect.


2. Preposition vs. Conjunction Rule:
- "While" is a conjunction that is used to introduce a clause containing a subject and a verb (e.g., while I was attending a family function).
- "During" is a preposition used before a noun phrase to indicate when something happens (e.g., during a family function).


3. Correcting the Sentence:
Since "a family function" is a noun phrase without a verb, the correct word to use is "during" instead of "while".
Corrected Sentence: "After over a month, I finally met my uncle during a family function."


4. Verifying the remaining options:
- "Many villages can facilitate tourism because many villagers are eager to welcome visitors" is grammatically correct.
- "There are an unknown number of smaller dwarf planets orbiting the Sun." is grammatically correct.
- "Fasting may have different results on health in different circumstances." is grammatically correct.

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