Direction: In the following sentence, one part of the sentence has an error. Find out that particular part and select the appropriate option. If there is no error in the sentence, choose option 4 i.e. ‘No error.’

Earlier reports were unable/ (A) to confirm that there/ (B) were some survivors./ (C) No error/ (D)

Question

Question

Answer 1

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. 'error lies in part C of the sentence.'
Key Points

In part C of the sentence, the usage of 'some' is incorrect Instead, use 'any'
Use 'any' in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or a person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation.
Let's see an example:
- I never make any big decisions.

So the correct sentence is: Earlier reports were unable to confirm that there were any survivors.