Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 26173
Q. I could not (1) / go to school (2) / as I was (3) / seriously ill. (4) / No Error (5)- Published on 06 Jan 17a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
ANSWER: 3
Replace 'as' with 'because'.
As conjunctions, 'Because', 'As', 'For', 'Since' specify reasons in the following manner:
1) 'Because' shows the strongest reason.
2) 'Since' shows normally strong reason.
3) 'As/For' shows the weakest cause.
The correct sentence should be: I could not go to school because I was seriously ill. (A Strong case)
