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English question from High Court exam, 2026 by JKSSB

The following sentence has been divided into parts. Select the part that contains the error:

"He lived close to / the train station, / yet travelled by bus."

Last updated Sep 6, 2026
Correct Answer: Option B — No error
Explanation:
The complete sentence—"He lived close to the train station, yet travelled by bus."—is grammatically correct.

"He lived close to": Correct use of the prepositional phrase "close to" indicating proximity.

"the train station,": Correct noun phrase acting as the object of the preposition.

"yet travelled by bus.": Correct use of the conjunction "yet" to show contrast, followed by the past tense verb "travelled" (maintaining tense agreement with "lived") and the correct preposition for modes of transport ("by bus").
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Year 2026
Subject English
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