Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence: A) He is of Asian origin. B) They belonged to Africa. C) She is an European. D) They migrated from India to Australia.

Official answer: C) She is an European.. Explanation: Let us analyze the grammar in each option: - (A) "He is of Asian origin." — Correct usage of the preposition 'of' and article before vowel sound. - (B) "They belonged to Africa." — Grammatically correct past tense construction. - (C) "She is an European." — Incorrect. The word *European* begins with a consonant sound /j/ (as in 'you'), so the appropriate indefinite article is "a", not "an" (i.e., *"She is a European"*). - (D) "They migrated from India to Australia." — Grammatically correct.

D) They migrated from India to Australia.

Verbal Aptitude

GATE CSE 2013 · Q60

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Official answer: C) She is an European.

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Let us analyze the grammar in each option:

(A) "He is of Asian origin." — Correct usage of the preposition 'of' and article before vowel sound.
(B) "They belonged to Africa." — Grammatically correct past tense construction.
(C) "She is an European." — Incorrect. The word *European* begins with a consonant sound /j/ (as in 'you'), so the appropriate indefinite article is "a", not "an" (i.e., *"She is a European"*).
(D) "They migrated from India to Australia." — Grammatically correct.

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