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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the sentence structure and identify potential errors. Step 2: Examine each segment: 1. "Excess body weight results from" - Correctly structured. 2. "unhealthy eating habits" - Correct noun phrase. 3. "that are inherent risk factors" - Correct relative clause. 4. "for many diseases" - Correct prepositional phrase. Step 3: Conclusion - No grammatical errors found.

Solution: Step 1: Examine the placement of the adverb 'now' in the phrase 'is free now'. Step 2: When 'now' functions as an adverb of time modifying an adjective ('free') or occurring with a form of 'to be', it typically precedes the adjective or follows the 'be' verb immediately. Step 3: The more natural and grammatically preferred word order in this construction is 'is now free'. Step 4: Therefore, the segment "is free now from the narrow vested interests." is incorrect. The correct phrase should be "is now free from the narrow vested interests.".

Solution: Step 1: Review the sentence for grammatical correctness. Step 2: Check each part for errors. Step 3: The sentence is found to be grammatically correct. Step 4: Therefore, the correct answer is "No error".

Solution: Step 1: Understand the context and required parts of speech. Step 2: Analyze the options with respect to noun and verb forms: - A. shoulder, soldier: Incorrect order and parts of speech. - B. soldier, shouldering: Incorrect verb form. - C. shoulder, soldiered: Incorrect verb form and order. - D. soldier, shouldered: Correct noun and verb forms. Step 3: Choose the correct option based on noun and verb agreement. Step 4: The correct option is D. soldier, shouldered. Step 5: The completed sentence should read: "As a soldier, he shouldered a significant responsibility."

Solution: Step 1: Understand the context of the sentence which involves indecision about eating meat. Step 2: Identify the correct pair of words that fit grammatically and contextually. Step 3: Analyze each option - 'Will, can', 'Should, could', 'Could, may', 'Could, should'. Step 4: Recall that 'could' is used for past ability or possibility and 'should' for advice or obligation. Step 5: Determine that 'could' and 'should' fit the context of indecision and advice. Step 6: Select 'Could, should' as the correct pair of words.

Solution: To identify any error in the given sentence, let's analyze each part for grammatical accuracy and coherence. A. "While sharing crime statistics for the year 2011," - This part correctly sets up a time frame and context. There is no grammatical error here. B. "the Commissioner admitted that" - This segment correctly introduces the action. There is no error in this part. C. "there had been an undue delay in" - This part correctly uses the past perfect tense. There is no error here. D. "the setting up of an anti-narcotics cell." - This segment correctly describes what was delayed. There is no grammatical error in this part. Given the analysis, each part is grammatically correct and coherent. Therefore, the correct answer is: No error

Solution: Step 1: Analyze the given sentence: "Looking back, I find that among the many impressions of the people of India, absorbed while I lived among them, are their reverence for great men and women." Step 2: Focus on the phrase "impressions of the people of India, absorbed while I lived among them." Step 3: The phrase "impressions of the people of India" suggests impressions *about* the people. However, the context "absorbed while I lived among them" clarifies that the impressions were *received* or *gained* by the speaker *from* the people. Step 4: The phrasing "impressions of the people of India" is ambiguous and less direct than what is intended. A more precise and idiomatic way to express the speaker's experience of gaining impressions would be "impressions I got of the people of India" or "impressions received from the people of India." Step 5: The original construction leads to slight awkwardness and could be interpreted as the impressions belonging *to* the people, rather than being *gained by the speaker about* the people. Step 6: Therefore, the error lies in the imprecise phrasing of "Looking back, I find that among the many impressions of the people of India,".

Solution: Step 1: Examine the phrase "and never you will get it back." Step 2: When an adverb of frequency or negation like 'never' is used with a modal verb ('will'), it typically comes between the modal verb and the main verb (e.g., 'will never get'). Step 3: Inversion of subject and verb (e.g., 'never will you get') usually occurs when the negative adverbial phrase starts the sentence for emphasis. However, in the middle of a clause, the standard subject-verb-adverb-main verb order is maintained. Step 4: Therefore, the segment "and never you will get it back." is incorrect due to incorrect adverb placement. The correct phrase should be "and you will never get it back.".

Solution: Step 1: Analyze the phrase "all the information that you want". Step 2: In this clause, 'that' functions as a relative pronoun acting as the object of the verb 'want'. Step 3: When a relative pronoun (like 'that', 'which', or 'whom') is the object of the verb in a restrictive clause, it can often be omitted without changing the meaning and often results in a more concise and natural-sounding sentence. Step 4: While 'that' is not strictly incorrect here, its omission makes the sentence more efficient and idiomatic. Step 5: Therefore, the segment "all the information that you want" can be improved. The more concise phrase should be "all the information you want".

Solution: Step 1: Identify the sentence as an indirect (or embedded) question. It starts with a main clause ('Can you tell me') followed by a question word ('why'). Step 2: In an indirect question, the word order after the question word is subject + verb, not the inverted verb + subject order used in a direct question. Step 3: The original phrase 'why did you not speak' uses the direct question word order (auxiliary verb 'did' before subject 'you'). Step 4: Evaluate the options. 'why you did not speak' correctly places the subject 'you' before the auxiliary verb 'did', adhering to the indirect question structure. Step 5: Other options either retain the incorrect inversion or introduce new errors.

Solution: Step 1: Read the sentence carefully. Step 2: Analyze each part of the sentence. Step 3: The error lies in the use of "among" instead of "between" for two candidates. Step 4: The correct part to mark as erroneous is 'Among'.