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Direction: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, your answer is No error.

  1. When the workers threatened to go on a strike, the mill owner declared a lay off on his mill.
    1. declared a lay off on his mill.
    2. When the workers threatened to
    3. go on a strike, the mill owner
    4. No error
Correct Option: C

strike : a period of time when a group of employees stops working. Look at the examples given below : Air traffic controllers are threatening to come out on/go on strike. Half the workforce are now (out) on strike. It should be on strike, and not on a strike.



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