Error spotting (bank/SSC direction): Identify the erroneous segment (A/B/C) — mark D if there is no error — 'The presumption that the average investor does not understand / or take interest in the affairs of the company / is not correct. / No error.' Review parallelism and idiom.
Verbal Ability
Spotting Errors
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AThe presumption that the average investor does not understand
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Bor take interest in the affairs of the company
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Cis not correct.
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DNo error.
Answer
Correct Answer: No error.
Explanation
Given data
- (A) The presumption that the average investor does not understand
- (B) or take interest in the affairs of the company
- (C) is not correct.
- (D) No error.
Concept/ApproachEllipsis after 'does not': the verb 'take' is parallel to 'understand' in a coordinated structure, and the set phrase 'take interest in' is idiomatic. The copular predicate 'is not correct' agrees with the singular subject 'presumption'.
ValidationNo tense, agreement, or idiom error arises.
Final AnswerD — No error.