Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 26593
Q. The reason why (1) / he was (2) / rejected was because (3) / he was too young. (4) / No Error (5)- Published on 31 Jan 17a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
ANSWER: 3
Remove 'because'. 'Because' is not used with 'reason', it is superfluous to use 'because'.
The correct sentence should be: The reason why he was rejected was, he was too young.