The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The instructor is told / the students to solve / the problem within five minutes.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. the instructor is told.
The instructor is told/ the students to solve / the problem within five minutes.
Here, the instructor is the one giving directions. So, he will tell or command the students to do a task. So, the sentence should start with: The instructor told
Hence, the instructor is told is the correct answer.