WBCS.LIVE practice question

Find out the error from the underlined. Choose D if the sentence is correct. A number of the athletes which (a) were participating in Olympics were found (b) to have used steroids and other muscle building substances to enhance (c) their performance. No error (d).

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. a
  2. b
  3. c
  4. d

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: a

Explanation: Context: ‘Athletes which’ is grammatically wrong; ‘who’ should be used for people. The error lies in part (a). 1. which ❌ – should be ‘who’. 2. were participating in Olympics ✅ – correct tense. 3. enhance their performance ✅ – correct usage. 4. No error ✅ Correct Sentence/Example Sentence: A number of the athletes who were participating in the Olympics were found to have used steroids and other substances to enhance their performance.