The following sentence has been split into segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
People admired him, for / he lived by the same principals / that he preached.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. he lived by the same principals.
Principals and principles are homophones, but they have different meanings:
- Principals refers to the head or leader of an institution (like a school principal), or the primary amount of money in a loan.
- Principles refers to fundamental truths, beliefs, or rules that guide behavior or reasoning.
In the sentence, the intended meaning is that the person lived by the same fundamental rules or values that he preached. Therefore, "principles" is the correct word.
Hence, the correct sentence is- "People admired him, for he lived by the same principles that he preached."