Identify the part of the given sentence that contains an error.
The participants’ responses were predominantly emotional rather than rationally suggesting that their judgments were influenced by factors that the experimental design had failed to control.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (D) predominantly emotional rather than rationally
Concept (Parallelism: Adjective और Adverb): 'rather than' के दोनों ओर एक ही grammatical form आना चाहिए (Parallelism)। यहाँ 'emotional' एक Adjective है, इसलिए 'rather than' के बाद भी Adjective 'rational' आना चाहिए, Adverb 'rationally' नहीं।
✓ शुद्ध वाक्य: The participants' responses were predominantly emotional rather than rational, suggesting that their judgments were influenced by factors that the experimental design had failed to control.
Examiner का trap: 'rather than' के बाद Adverb 'rationally' लगा देना ही इसका जाल है।
Concept (Parallelism: Adjective and Adverb): the two parts on either side of 'rather than' must have the same grammatical form (parallelism). Here 'emotional' is an adjective, so the part after 'rather than' must also be an adjective, 'rational', not the adverb 'rationally'.
✓ Correct sentence: The participants' responses were predominantly emotional rather than rational, suggesting that their judgments were influenced by factors that the experimental design had failed to control.
Exam trap: putting the adverb 'rationally' after 'rather than'.
Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.