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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".

That summer, elections were (1) / held at many a place (2) / without any untoward incident. (3) / No Error (4)

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: (2)


Solution : The error lies in the second part.

''Many a place'' should be replaced with ''many places'' to convey the intended meaning that the elections were held without any problematic actions.

''Many'' is an adjective used before a large number of countable nouns. ''A place'' is the singular form and should thus be replaced with the plural form ''places''.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: That summer, elections were held at many places without any untoward incident.

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