Identify the correct sentence from the following. (a) Walk carefully lest you should not stumble and hurt yourself. (b) He renounced both his family as well as his friends. (c) Although he is regular, he is slow in his work. (d) Not only he is confident but also enterprising. Answer options :
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (३) only (c)
स्पष्टीकरण:
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वाक्यांमधील व्याकरणाचे नियम तपासूया:
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(a) 'Lest' सोबत 'not' येत नाही ('lest you should stumble' हवे) – चुकीचे.
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(b) 'Both' सोबत 'and' येतो ('both his family and his friends') – चुकीचे.
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(c) 'Although he is regular, he is slow in his work' – व्याकरणदृष्ट्या पूर्णपणे अचूक वाक्य.
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(d) 'He is not only confident but also enterprising' हवे – चुकीचे.
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त्यामुळे फक्त विधान (c) बरोबर आहे.
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म्हणून पर्याय (३) 'only (c)' हे अचूक उत्तर आहे.
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📌 MPSC परीक्षा टीप: *Lest* = No 'not'; *Both* = Takes 'and'.
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (3) only (c)
Explanation:
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(a) Incorrect because *lest* cannot take *not*.
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(b) Incorrect because *both* requires *and*, not *as well as*.
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(c) *'Although he is regular, he is slow in his work'* is a grammatically flawless concessive complex sentence — Correct.
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(d) Incorrect due to faulty correlative parallelism.
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Thus, only (c) is correct.
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📌 MPSC Exam Tip: *Although + Clause 1, Clause 2* correctly expresses concession.