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".
The reason for (1) / his failure is because (2) / he did not work hard (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
Explanation: The phrase, "the reason for his failure is because" is redundant. Both "the reason" and "because" convey the idea of causation. To correct this redundancy, we should use "the reason for his failure is that". In this case, using "that" results in a clearer and more concise sentence.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "The reason for his failure is that he did not work hard."
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