Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error'.
Our passage across the Arabian Sea/ was smooth as the most timid of/ navigators could desire.
Option 1: No Error
Option 2: Our passage across the Arabian Sea
Option 3: was smooth as the most timid of
Option 4: navigators could desire
Correct Answer: was smooth as the most timid of
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
"As" is used to denote quality. It is used when a sentence contains adjectives in the positive and comparative forms.
In the given question, "as__as" should be used to compare the smoothness of the passage to the level of smoothness that the most timid of navigators could desire.
Therefore, the correct sentence will be: "Our passage across the Arabian Sea was as smooth as the most timid of navigators could desire."
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