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".
The crime rate increases inspite (1) / formal moral education (2) / given in schools. (3)/ No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
Inspite should be replaced with despite, as "inspite" is not the correct usage. Despite means " even though " and is more formal than inspite . Moreover, "inspite" must be used only when followed by of .
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The crime rate increases despite formal moral education given in schools."
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