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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Your advices were timely / and guided me / to take the right decisions.

A.

to take the right decisions

B.

No error

C.

and guided me

D.

Your advices were timely

Correct option is D

Option (d) contains an error.
Explanation of Error:
The word “advices” is incorrect because “advice” is an uncountable noun in English and does not take a plural form.
· Incorrect: Your advices were timely
· Correct: Your advice was timely
Grammatical Rule Used:
Uncountable nouns such as advice, information, furniture, luggage do not take plural forms and are used with singular verbs.
· Example:
· Incorrect: I got many advices.
· Correct: I got some advice.
Information Booster:
To make “advice” countable, use expressions like:
· A piece of advice
· Some advice
· A bit of advice
Corrected Sentence:
Your advice was timely and guided me to take the right decisions.
Thus, the error lies in option (d) Your advices were timely.

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