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Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence.
The basket of apples / sent by the gardener / contained a number of / green mangoes also.

Answer & Solution
Correct Answer: Option D
To correct this error, you should rephrase it as:

"The basket of apples sent by the gardener contained not only green mangoes but also..."

So, the correct answer is Option D: green mangoes also.
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Umesh Ray
Umesh Ray 3 years ago
I think that the answer should be; The basket of the apples was sent by the gardener contained a number of green mangoes also
Bidyasagar Ningthoujam
Bidyasagar Ningthoujam 4 years ago
I think 'also' can't be used at the end of the sentence.
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