Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
The auditorium is spacious and can accommodate (1)/ large number of participants (2)/ for the seminar on rural banking (3)/ being held next week. (4)/
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. (2)
Error Concept: Related to the use of an article.
What is wrong: The phrase “large number of participants” is missing the article “a”.
Grammar Concept: The correct expression is “a large number of”, which is a standard phrase used to indicate quantity.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Without the article “a”, the phrase becomes grammatically incorrect.
Correction: Add the article “a” before “large number”.
Corrected phrase: a large number of participants
Final sentence: The auditorium is spacious and can accommodate a large number of participants for the seminar on rural banking being held next week.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.