Choose the option which is an incorrect part of a meaningful sentence.
A. Because to read nothing but books of fiction
B. As we need wholesome food for the body
C. Seriously reading for the mind
D. is like eating nothing but cakes and sweetmeats
E. so we must have
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → C only
The parts make the sentence: "As we need wholesome food for the body, so we must have serious reading for the mind, because to read nothing but books of fiction is like eating nothing but cakes and sweetmeats."
A. Because to read nothing but books of fiction — Correct.
- It gives the reason, with the infinitive "to read" as the subject of "is like".
B. As we need wholesome food for the body — Correct.
- It opens the comparison "As ... so ...".
C. Seriously reading for the mind — Incorrect.
- After "we must have" a noun phrase is needed: "serious reading".
- The adverb "seriously" cannot describe the noun "reading". An adjective must.
- Correct form: serious reading for the mind
D. is like eating nothing but cakes and sweetmeats — Correct.
- "To read ... is like eating ..." completes the comparison.
E. so we must have — Correct.
- "So" answers "As" in the comparison.