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NDA 2021 GAT · English · Spotting Errors · medium

He gave me many advices / on how to / prepare for the / interview.

Single correct option

Spot the erroneous segment of the sentence below; where every segment is correct, pick the final option.
He gave me many advices / on how to / prepare for the / interview.
  1. A. He gave me many advices
  2. B. on how to
  3. C. prepare for the
  4. D. interview.
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Answer: (A) He gave me many advices

'Advice' is an uncountable noun and has no plural form, so 'many advices' is wrong. The correct usage is 'a lot of advice' or 'many pieces of advice'. The rest of the sentence, including the infinitive phrase 'how to prepare', is correct and needs no change.
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