Instructions

Which of the phrases (A),(B),(C),(D), given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’ mark (E) as the answer.

Question 35

Over the last few months while most industries are busy in restructuring operations cutting costs and firing the Indian pharmaceutical and healthcare industry was adding manpower and giving salary hikes

Solution

The whole sentence is in the past tense but in the quoted portion present tense is used. Hence the sentence should read "Over the last few months while most industries were busy in restructuring operations cutting costs and firing the Indian pharmaceutical and healthcare industry was adding manpower and giving salary hikes."


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