Question

In the following question, four different sentences are given. Choose the option that contains the grammatically incorrect sentence/s. I. He is feeling that this relocation is nothing but the kick upstairs.
II. Consensus is now emerging at our state and national levels.
III. A more and more rigorous circle is formed from which one is more and more unlikely to escape.
IV. It happened up on a system that worked.

• A. I, II
• B. I, II, III
• C. II, III, IV
• D. I, III

Hint:

Look out for misuse of continuous tenses, awkward prepositional phrases, and comparative redundancy.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Statement I: “He is feeling” is incorrect in this context. Use “He feels that...” (non-continuous verb).
Statement II: “Emerging at our state and national levels” is awkward. Better phrased as “emerging at the state and national level.”
Statement III: “A more and more rigorous circle...” is grammatically off. “Increasingly rigorous” is preferred, and “more and more unlikely to escape” is clumsy.
Statement IV: Though slightly awkward, “It happened upon a system that worked” is grammatically fine.