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Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".

I was first (1) / to reach the school (2) / today. (3) / No Error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: (1)


Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence.

The sentence contains one grammatical error. The definite article the should be used before ordinal numbers and sequence numbers. The addition of the makes the sentence grammatically accurate and conveys the intended meaning of the sentence.

Correct answer: "I was the first to reach the school today."

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