Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The corresponding letter of that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, then choose option ‘No Error’ as your answer response. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

The priest encouraged (A)/ the members of his church to (B) /engaged in pursuits of philanthropy (C)/ so that no man would be in need (D).

Correct option is C

The error is in (C) engaged in pursuits of philanthropy.

Explanation:

The verb “encouraged” should be followed by the base form of a verb (infinitive) with to, not the past participle.

·       Correct form: “to engage in pursuits of philanthropy”

Corrected Sentence:

The priest encouraged the members of his church to engage in pursuits of philanthropy so that no man would be in need.

Analysis of other parts of the sentence:

(A) The priest encouraged

·       Analysis: Grammatically correct. Encouraged is properly used as the main verb.

(B) the members of his church to

·       Analysis: Correct. The structure encourage + someone + to is standard.

(D) so that no man would be in need

·       Analysis: Correct. This is a proper purpose clause using so that + modal verb.