3 Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
My colleages have lacked the conscience needed to be morally correct on this grave issue.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. colleages.
- The error in the given sentence is in the word "colleages."
- The correct spelling is "colleagues."
- Colleagues refer to people who work together or share a common profession or workplace.
- Corrected sentence: My colleagues have lacked the conscience needed to be morally correct on this grave issue.
- The other option means:
- Conscience: The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour.
- Morally: An adverb that relates to or concerns moral principles, ethics, or matters of right and wrong.
- Grave: Serious, weighty, or important, especially in a moral or significant sense.