In his well-recognised stentorian yet amused voice the principal demanded an unique excuse from the student hauled up for alleged minor misdemeanour.
Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the answer sheet against the above-mentioned corresponding letter. If there is no error, indicate your response as (d).
- A. In his well-recognised stentorian yet amused voice
- B. the principal demanded an unique excuse ✓
- C. from the student hauled up for alleged minor misdemeanour.
- D. No error
Correct Answer: B. the principal demanded an unique excuse
Explanation
"an unique" should be "a unique" because "unique" begins with a consonant sound ('y' sound).
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