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· 1 Months ago

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Question:

DIRECTIONS: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark 'No Error' as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

      

The trader who / sells tea and coffee / also deals with these groceries / in his trade. / No error

Options:
A)

The trader who

B)

sells tea and coffee

C)

also deals with these groceries

D)

in his trade.

E)

No error

Solution:

Ans: (c)

The verb deal has three phrasal verbs, namely ‘deal In, deal out, deal with. All the three have distinct meanings and contexts and they aren’t interchangeable. In the sentence above, an unsuitable phrasal verb is used in (3). ‘Deal with doesn’t fit in this sentence. Instead, the phrasal verb deal in should have been used. Deal in means do business in something, to buy and sell a particular product, to trade in a material. The correction is. . . deal in  groceries in his trade. The correction is in (3).

Choice (3)

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· 1 Months ago

Dear student,
Definition of deal with. 1 : to be about (something) : to have (something) as a subject Her speech dealt with health care and the nation's economy. The film deals with some serious issues. 2 : to make business agreements with (someone) He deals fairly with all his customers.
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