GATE CS 2015 Set 2 — Question 6
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Question
Out of the following four sentences, select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage:
Correct answer
(A) Since the report lacked needed information, it was of no use to them.
Solution
Let's analyze each sentence for grammar and usage:(A) "Since the report lacked needed information, it was of no use to them."
- "lacked needed information" is grammatically correct.
- "it was of no use to them" is a correct and idiomatic expression.
- The sentence is concise and grammatically sound.
- The phrase "no needed information" is problematic. "Information" is an uncountable noun, so it should be "no needed information" (singular agreement) or "no information needed". The use of "were" with "information" is incorrect. It should be "there was no needed information".
- "not real useful" is grammatically incorrect. "Real" is an adjective, but here an adverb is needed to modify "useful". It should be "not really useful".
- "would not had been" is grammatically incorrect. The correct conditional perfect form is "would not have been".
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