Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
Several of the evidences (1)/ presented during the hearing (2)/ were considered circumstantial at best (3)/ and irrelevant at worst. (4)
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. (1).
Error Concept: Incorrect use of an uncountable noun.
What is wrong: The word “evidences” is incorrect.
Grammar Concept: “Evidence” is an uncountable noun and does not usually take a plural form.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Here, “evidences” should be replaced with “evidence”.
Correction: Thus, “Several of the evidences” should be replaced with “Several pieces of evidence” or “Much of the evidence”.
Corrected sentence: Several pieces of evidence presented during the hearing were considered circumstantial at best and irrelevant at worst.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.