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Direction: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (4) i.e. No error.

  1. Solve the question according to given instruction
    1. You should have used the money
    2. for paying your debts
    3. instead of buy a motor cycle.
    4. No error
Correct Option: C

buying will replace buy because –
a Gerund (– ing Verb) is used when a Verb comes after a Prep.
Here, instead of is a Prep. Hence, Gerund will be used.
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