Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 26538

Q.  Raman was awarded (1)  / cent-percent marks (2)  / in the (3)  / examination. (4)  / No Error (5)
- Published on 31 Jan 17

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b. 2
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e. 5

ANSWER: 2
 
Use of 'cent-percent' is wrong. In standard English, it is incorrect to use 'cent-percent'.

The correct expression would be 'hundred-percent'.

The correct sentence should be: Raman was awarded hundred-percent marks in the examination.

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