Practice Test Discussion

Q)

Direction: Spot the grammatical errors in the given sentence. Mark the part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No error" as the answer. (Ignore punctuation error)

A new study has shown that kids (a)/ who have a high body mass index are (b)/ more likelier to have high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood Insulin levels (c)/ by the time they reach adolescence, (d)/ No error (e)

[INDIAN BANK(PO), 2011]


  • Explanation

    The use of word, "likelier" is not appropriate in Part C of the sentence. It must be replaced with word "likely".

    Correction: more likely to have high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood Insulin levels

    Hence, option C is correct.

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