Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
The research fellow defended / his thesis scholarly / and obtained the degree.
Option 1: No error
Option 2: his thesis scholarly
Option 3: and obtained the degree
Option 4: The research fellow defended
Correct Answer: his thesis scholarly
Solution : The second option is correct.
The Term thesis means a type of research paper based on one's original research, so it is already done scholarly. Hence, the adverb scholarly should be deleted in this case.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be, "The research fellow defended his thesis and obtained the degree".
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