Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
Despite the speed in which he was driving he couldn't reach on time.
(1) Despite the speed
(2) No Error
(3) in which he was driving
(4) he couldn't reach on time.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The error is in the third option " in which he was ".
The correct sentence is: "Despite the speed at which he was driving, he couldn't reach on time."
The phrase "despite the speed at which he was driving" is a prepositional phrase. It modifies the verb "couldn't reach." It tells us why he couldn't reach on time.
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