Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
Ankit cannot (1) / succeed because (2) / he labours hard. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
There is an error in the use of the conjunction in the sentence. The word "because" should be replaced with "unless" to convey the intended meaning that Ankit won't succeed if he doesn't put in effort. "Unless" which means "if not" is the proper conjunction to be used since "because" is used to denote the reason.
Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "Ankit cannot succeed unless he labours hard."
