Question

Identify the part of a sentence which has a grammatical error:

[A] Like his brother who did not wear his helmet
[B] and was injured in the accident,
[C] Rajan was always careful
[D] and wore his helmet without fail.

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A

The sentence contrasts the safety precautions taken by Rajan and his brother where Rajan is always careful and wears a helmet but his brother did not wear one and got injured in an accident. But, the sentence begins with the word 'like' which is used to show similarities and not contrast. The correct word to use is 'unlike'. The corrected sentence would then become:

Unlike his brother who did not wear his helmet and was injured in the accident, Rajan was always careful and wore his helmet without fail.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A).