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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 the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.

  1. In twenty wrecks five lives were fortunately lost.
    1. In twenty wrecks
    2. five lives were
    3. No error
    4. fortunately lost.
Correct Option: D

Death/loss of life is not fortunate, it is unfortunate. The sentence formation can be like this : Fortunately, in twenty wrecks only five lives were lost. Or It is unfortunate that in twenty wrecks five lives were lost.



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