Question

Directions: In the question, A sentence is divided into four parts (a), (b), (c) and (d). Find out which part of the sentence contains an error. If there is no error, mark your answer as (e).
In the following questions, The sentence is divided into four parts (a), (b), (c) and (d). Find out which part of the sentence contains an error. If there is no error, mark your answer as (e).

• A. The laboratory of Physics is
• B. not only equipped with
• C. state-of-the-art instruments
• D. but also with outstanding Physicists
• E. No error

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The sentence provided is divided into four parts, and our task is to identify which part contains an error. Let's analyze each part:

1. "The laboratory of Physics is" - This part is grammatically correct. The sentence structure is correct, and the subject "The laboratory of Physics" is in place.
2. "not only equipped with" - This part contains the error. When using the correlative conjunctions "not only... but also," both parts must be parallel. The phrase following "not only" should match the structure of the phrase following "but also."
3. "state-of-the-art instruments" - This part is correct as it describes what the laboratory is equipped with. However, the problem lies in the improper use of parallelism with the phrase that "but also" introduces.
4. "but also with outstanding Physicists" - Here, we can see the lack of parallelism. The phrases following "not only" and "but also" should be balanced. In this case, both should refer either to things the laboratory has or people involved, not one of each.

Explanation: The phrase "not only" is followed by what the laboratory is equipped with (instruments), while "but also" is followed by people (Physicists). To correct this inconsistency, you can either adjust both parts to refer to similar objects or restructure the sentence for clarity and parallelism. A corrected version could be:

"The Physics Laboratory not only has state-of-the-art instruments but also employs outstanding Physicists."

Therefore, the error lies in part (b): "not only equipped with" due to lack of parallelism.