2024 · Q96
In the following items, a pair of sentences are given in which the keywords have been underlined. Identify the sentence /s in which the underlined words have been used correctly in the context and mark your choice using the code that follows:
- 1In spite the cold he decided to climb the mountain top.
- 2Despite of the warning she was determined to swim the entire distance.
EnglishReading Comprehension
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Sentence 1 wrongly says in spite the cold, omitting the required of, and sentence 2 wrongly says despite of the warning, adding an of that despite never takes. Both sentences misuse their underlined words. Hence neither is correct, option D.