In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Education is a instrument which (1)/ imparts knowledge and, therefore (2)/ indirectly controls power. (3)/ No error (4)
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Education is a instrument which.
The error lies in part 1 of the statement because of the wrong use of the article.
Concept-
- We need to replace 'a' with 'an' to make the statement grammatically correct.
- 'Instrument' starts with a vowel sound so it must take 'an' before it.
- So we need to use 'an' at the place of 'a'.
The correct sentence will be-
Education is an instrument which imparts knowledge and, therefore indirectly controls power.