2023 · Q17
Identify the part containing the error in the sentence (if no error, answer is (d)): Given the complex of the problem the committee is not expected to arrive at a decision any time soon
General EnglishGrammar and usage
- AGiven the complex of the problem
- Bthe committee is not expected
- Cto arrive at a decision any time soon
- DNo error
Explanation
'Complex' as a noun means an intricate group or a psychological obsession, not difficulty; the sentence needs the noun 'complexity' ('given the complexity of the problem'). The error is therefore in part (a) 'Given the complex of the problem'. The remaining parts of the sentence are grammatically sound once this noun is corrected.