Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 20793

Q.  The given sentence has been divided into 4 parts out of which a part may contain grammatical error. Select the part having grammatical error as answer else mark option 'e' i.e. (No correction required)' as the answer.

The Bill was (1) / pushed through Lok Sabha (2) / in spite of opposition (3) / but for little modification. (4).

- Published on 07 Apr 16

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. No correction required

ANSWER: 4
 
'The Bill was pushed through Lok Sabha inspite of opposition but with some modification.' or 'opposition and with little modification'.
The latter means 'with almost no modification'.
Little means no, a little means some, somewhat etc.
For e. g.
“The boy had little money to buy lunch” means “The boy had no money to buy lunch”
“The boy had a little money to buy lunch” means “The boy has some money to buy lunch”

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