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answer should be C

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the corresponding to the appropriate letter (A), (B), (C). If a sentence is free from error, mark the correct option (D).

For a long time scientists thought that the depths of the ocean for the most part, was devoid of life

Options:
A)

For a long time 

B)

scientists thought that the depths of the ocean

C)

for the most part, was devoid of life

D)

No error 

Solution:

Ans:(d) 'Depth' is a measure of the extent downward, 'depths' refer to the deepest or most remote part. The correct word in the given context is 'depths'. 'Depths' is plural, so the verb to follow this is 'were' not 'was'. 

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