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mrutyunjaya

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· 1 Months ago

the army is a single entity so we put has instead of have.

Question:
DIRECTIONS: In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. Out of which fifth part is bold and is grammatically correct. The error could be in any of the other four parts. Mark the part which has error as your answer.
As a result, the Army will soon have (a)/a cohort of company grade officers (b)/who are accustomed to (c)/ operate independently, (d)/taking the initiatives, and adapting to changes.(e)
Options:
A) (a)
B) (b)
C) (c)
D) (d)
E) (e)
Solution:
Ans: (d) 

Accustomed to operating independently 

Accustomed to' is followed by verb +ing

Cohort is a group of people who share a characteristic, usually age

Eg: This study followed up a cohort of 386 patients aged 65+ for six months after their discharge home.

​It also means a group of people who support a particular person, usually a leader

Eg: The Mayor and his cohorts have abused their positions of power.

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