The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Four of earliest civilisations / of the world / were located / on the banks of or near large rivers.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Four of earliest civilisations.
- In the given sentence, the error lies in the part 'Four of earliest civilisations'. The given part is missing the definite article "the".
- 'Earliest' is the superlative form of the adjective 'early'.
- To make the sentence correct, we need to add definite article 'the' before the superlative form.
The correct sentence is - Four of the earliest civilisations of the world were located on the banks of or near large rivers.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Four of earliest civilisations.