Discussion :: Error Correction - Underlined Part
- The department authorities were unwilling to impart information and were refused to either confirm or to deny the charges.
A.
refused either to confirm or to deny
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B.
refusing either to confirm or deny
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C.
refusing to either confirm or to deny
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D.
refusing to either confirm or deny
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E.
No correction required
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Answer : Option D
Explanation :
The verb 'were' in past tense, makes it imperative that we use (i.e) 'were refusing' to make it grammatically correct. When the correlative conjunction 'either ... or' is used, the words that are linked by the conjunctions must be similar. '... either confirm or deny'.
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