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Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

Rani was extreme upset with her results this year.

Option 1: extreme upset

Option 2: this year

Option 3: with her results

Option 4: Rani was


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: extreme upset


Solution : The error lies in the first option.

Explanation: The error is in the use of extreme with upset. The correct adjective to use here is extremely.  Extreme is typically used before nouns, while extremely is the adverb form used to modify adjectives.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Rani was extremely upset with her results this year.

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