Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
A study finds that the average staff cost at a public sector bank is high than that at its private sector counterpart.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e, a public sector bank is high than that at.
Error concept: Incorrect adjective form in comparison.
What is wrong: "high" is used instead of the comparative form "higher".
Grammatical concept: When comparing two things, we use the comparative degree (e.g., higher, better).
Incorrectness in context: The sentence compares costs between two banks, so “high” is wrong.
How to correct: Replace "high" with "higher".
Correct phrase: "a public sector bank is higher than that at"
Final sentence: A study finds that the average staff cost at a public sector bank is higher than that at its private sector counterpart.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.