In the following questions, few sentences are given. Choose and mark the sentence which contains no grammatical or contextual error in it. If all the sentences are grammatically and contextually incorrect, mark "All are incorrect" option as the answer choice.
Correct Answer :
The newly appointed governor addressed the staff and outlined her vision for inclusive banking.
Solution :
To find the grammatically and contextually correct sentence, let's analyze each option one by one:
1. "Scarcely had he entered the office when his phone was began to ring."
Error: The phrase "was began" is grammatically incorrect. It combines the auxiliary verb "was" (passive construction) with the past tense verb "began". It should either be "began to ring" (active voice) or "began ringing".
Corrected Sentence: Scarcely had he entered the office when his phone began to ring.
2. "The policemen chased the thief but he managed to gave them the slip."
Error: The infinitive "to" must be followed by the base form of the verb ("give"), not the past tense form ("gave").
Corrected Sentence: The policemen chased the thief but he managed to give them the slip.
3. "Having completed the audit, the accountant's report was submitted to the management."
Error: This sentence contains a dangling modifier. The introductory phrase "Having completed the audit" suggests that the subject of the main clause performed the action. However, the subject of the main clause is "the accountant's report", which cannot complete an audit. The subject should be the person (the accountant) who performed the action.
Corrected Sentence: Having completed the audit, the accountant submitted the report to the management.
4. "The government announced that it would be set up ten new medical colleges."
Error: The construction "would be set up" is passive, but the sentence attempts to use it actively with the object "ten new medical colleges". It should be either active ("would set up") or passive ("ten new medical colleges would be set up").
Corrected Sentence: The government announced that it would set up ten new medical colleges.
5. "The newly appointed governor addressed the staff and outlined her vision for inclusive banking."
This sentence is grammatically sound, contextually coherent, and free of syntax or modifier errors.
Therefore, the correct answer is: The newly appointed governor addressed the staff and outlined her vision for inclusive banking.
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