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

The politician was accused of accepting bribes and lied about it to the public.

Option 1: of accepting bribes

Option 2: The politician was accused

Option 3: and lied about it

Option 4: to the public


Team Careers360 6th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: and lied about it


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation : The conjunction "and" is used to connect two elements in a parallel structure. In this case, the politician was accused of two things: "accepting bribes" and "lying about it". The verb forms should be parallel. However, the verb "lied" is not in the same form as "accepting". To make them parallel, it should be "and lying about it".

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "The politician was accused of accepting bribes and lying about it to the public."

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