Direction: Spot the error (if there is no error, choose 'No error'): The judge paid a lot of attention to that the master had abused the boy both physically and emotionally.
Question and options
Direction: Spot the error (if there is no error, choose 'No error'):
The judge paid a lot of attention to that the master had abused the boy both physically and emotionally.
The judge paid a lot of attention to that the master had abused the boy both physically and emotionally.
- The judge paid
- a lot of attention
- attention to that
- No error
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - attention to that
'Paid attention to that the master had...' is wrong; a noun is needed after 'to', e.g. 'attention to the fact that'. The error is in 'attention to that'.
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CUSAT CAT Five-Year LL.B.
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