Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some 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."
Read not to contradict nor to believe but to weigh and consider.
- but to weigh and consider
- nor to believe
- Read not to contradict
- No Error
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : There is no error in the sentence.
"Not" is followed by "nor" since one can use "nor" with a negative first clause or a sentence including "not".
"Read not to contradict nor to believe, but to weigh and consider", is a famous quote by which it is meant that one should not trust anything one reads unless one can really understand what it is about.
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