Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: 2
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This is an error-spotting question that tests your understanding of sentence structure and correct use of participial phrases. The sentence tries to describe Akshay Kumar's quality as a good actor and then state that he was presented with the National Award. The problem lies in how these ideas are joined.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
There are two main ideas: (a) he is a good actor, and (b) he was presented with the National Award. When we start a sentence with “being a…”, we normally follow it with the main clause containing a finite verb like “was”. The current version “good actor he is presented with” is grammatically incorrect and confusing. The subject “Akshay Kumar” should be followed by a participial phrase and then a finite verb, but here the finite verb “was” is missing and the phrase “he is” is wrongly inserted.
Step-by-Step Solution:
Read Part (1): “Akshay Kumar being a” – acceptable as the start of a participial phrase (“being a good actor”).Read Part (2): “good actor he is” – this is where the structure breaks; we would expect either “a good actor, was” or “the good actor he is, he was”.Read Part (3): “presented with the National Award.” – we still need a finite verb like “was” before “presented”.Thus, the error is concentrated in Part (2), where the phrase “good actor he is” is incorrect in this position.A corrected version: “Akshay Kumar, being a good actor, was presented with the National Award.”
Verification / Alternative check:
Divide the corrected sentence: subject = “Akshay Kumar”, participial phrase = “being a good actor”, main verb = “was presented”. This is a standard pattern in English. In the original, however, “good actor he is presented” creates confusion because “he is” seems like a second subject-verb pair that never completes properly, and “presented” remains without the auxiliary “was”.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Part (1) alone (“Akshay Kumar being a”) is not wrong because we can complete it as “Akshay Kumar, being a good actor, …”. Part (3) contains the past participle “presented” which is fine if preceded by “was”. The main structural fault lies where “good actor he is” has been inserted, so Option “2” correctly identifies the erroneous part. “No Error (4)” cannot be chosen because we clearly see a problem in the construction.
Common Pitfalls:
Many students focus only on tenses and ignore sentence structure. Here, the tense is less of an issue than the missing auxiliary verb and the confused combination of “being a…” with “he is”. When you see “being”, always check whether it is part of a participial phrase followed correctly by a main clause with a finite verb.
Final Answer:
The grammatical error is in part 2 of the sentence.
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