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DIRECTIONS: The following question consists of a sentence which is divided into three parts which contain grammatical errors in one or more than one part of the sentence. If there is an error in any part of the sentence, find the correct alternatives to replace those parts from the three options given below each question to make the sentence grammatically correct. If there is an error in any part of the sentence and none of the alternatives is correct to replace that part, then choose (d) i.e. None of the (I), (II) and (III) as your answer. If the given sentence is grammatically correct or does not require any correction, choose (e) i.e. No correction required as your answer.

While 19 October was the day of Diwali in some parts of India, the day was important for the few other things too. (I) In China, the 19th congress of the Communist Party opened with President Xi Jinping delivering a three-and-a-half-hours address. (II) On the same day, Rex Tillerson, the US secretary of state,  delivered a speech at the Centre for International and Strategic Studies on the Indo-Pacific and came down hard on China while holding up India as a potential long-term partner (III)

Options:
A)

Only (I)

B) Both (II) and (III)
C) (I) and (II)
D) (I), (II) and (III)
E) No correction required
Solution:
Ex: In I sentence it should be A FEW THINGS  and in II it should be (a) THREE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR ADDRESS.(HOUR should be singular as it is a part of a compound adjective) III is correct hence (c) should be the answer.

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