Question

The following question has a sentence with three parts marked as (a), (b), (c). Read each sentence part to determine whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
a: Self-consciousness, up to a point, is necessary to self-development;
b: for, without an awareness of the dignity of one's own role or function,
c: one cannot give one's best to the world

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. d

Hint:

A semicolon (;) can be used to connect two closely related independent clauses. It functions like a period but suggests a stronger connection between the two thoughts. In this sentence, the second clause explains the reason for the first, making the semicolon an excellent choice.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Task
The task is to analyze the sentence, broken into three parts, and identify if any part contains a grammatical error.

Step 2: Analyzing Each Part


Part (a): "Self-consciousness, up to a point, is necessary to self-development;" - This clause is grammatically sound. The subject "Self-consciousness" agrees with the singular verb "is". The punctuation (commas around the parenthetical phrase and a semicolon at the end) is used correctly to connect to a closely related independent clause.

Part (b): "for, without an awareness of the dignity of one's own role or function," - The word "for" here is used as a conjunction meaning "because". The structure is correct. "without an awareness..." is a correct prepositional phrase.

Part (c): "one cannot give one's best to the world" - This is a correct independent clause. The pronoun "one" is used consistently ("one's").


Step 3: Overall Sentence Structure
The sentence as a whole is correctly constructed. Part (a) is an independent clause. Parts (b) and (c) together form another independent clause ("for one cannot give one's best..."), with a prepositional phrase ("without an awareness...") placed after "for". The use of the semicolon in (a) is appropriate to link these two closely related ideas. The sentence is grammatically correct.

Step 4: Final Answer
There are no grammatical errors in any part of the sentence. Therefore, option (D) is the correct answer.