Question

Spot the error in the sentence below. If no error, then you may choose the required option as well: None of two girls / who were present / appeared to be inclined / to listen to sane advice.

• A. None of two girls
• B. Who were present
• C. Appeared to be inclined
• D. No error

Hint:

Use \textbf{neither} for two persons or things, and \textbf{none} for more than two.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Read the sentence carefully and identify each underlined part.
Step 2: The phrase “None of two girls” is grammatically incorrect.
Step 3: When referring to exactly two persons or things, the correct word to use is “neither”, not “none”.
Step 4: The correct expression should be: “Neither of the two girls”.
Step 5: The remaining parts of the sentence are grammatically correct.