Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."
It was by a mistake (1) / that Ankit caught (2) / Archana's hand. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first part because "a mistake" should be replaced with "mistake" to convey the intended meaning that Ankit accidentally caught Archana's hand.
When we want to describe something as accidental, we typically use the phrase "It was a mistake" or "by mistake". However, combining both "by" and "a mistake" in this context makes an error due to the addition of the article "a".
Therefore, the correct sentence is " It was by mistake that Ankit caught Archana's hand".
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