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The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Pick the option with the incorrect word and its correction from the ones given below.
The others parents were equally friendly.
The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Pick the option with the incorrect word and its correction from the ones given below.
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The correct option is A Incorrect = others, Correct = other
When 'other' is used as a determiner, it does not have a plural form but when it is used to refer to more than one person, it assumes a plural form.If it has to be used in the plural form, others is correctly written as others'.
This eliminates option D). Option B) may be ruled out since using 'are' instead of 'were' would change the tense of the original statement. Option C) is incorrect because if we use the word 'parent', which is singular, the sentence becomes grammatically incorrect.So, the most appropriate answer is A) incorrect= others, correct= other
When 'other' is used as a determiner, it does not have a plural form but when it is used to refer to more than one person, it assumes a plural form.
If it has to be used in the plural form, others is correctly written as others'.
This eliminates option D). Option B) may be ruled out since using 'are' instead of 'were' would change the tense of the original statement. Option C) is incorrect because if we use the word 'parent', which is singular, the sentence becomes grammatically incorrect.
This eliminates option D). Option B) may be ruled out since using 'are' instead of 'were' would change the tense of the original statement. Option C) is incorrect because if we use the word 'parent', which is singular, the sentence becomes grammatically incorrect.
So, the most appropriate answer is A) incorrect= others, correct= other
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