Question 36
Find the incorrect sentence.
The fair ended and the crowd broke up
Not one of his friends stuck up for him
The teacher touched the concept on briefly
He has turned into an irrevocable capitalist, hasn’t he?
English 1 (ES) Qualifier 16 Mar 2025 — Question 36
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The teacher touched the concept on briefly
Question 36 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1 (ES)) Qualifier paper sat on 16 Mar 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M ES QUALIFIER AN EXAM QEQ1 16 Mar 2025). It carries 1 mark.
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