Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
(a) What most students need, above all else (b) is practice in writing (c) and particularly in writing things that matter to them. (d) No error.
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
The published key marks part (a), but no clear grammatical fault exists in 'What most students need, above all else': the phrase 'above all else' is a standard idiom, the subject-verb agreement in (b) is sound, and (c) is parallel. The usual justification offered for (a) does not withstand scrutiny. Note: key disputed - verify against the official UPSC key.