Discussion
Which part of the following sentence contains an error?
The gods in the (a) guise of dove and eagle (b) are certain of (c) Shibi's virtue. (d)
Answer: C
The error is in part (c), 'are certain of'.
The passage tells the story in the past tense: 'The gods in the guise of the dove and the eagle were assured of Shibi's righteousness.' The sentence in the question puts the same event in the present tense with 'are', which does not match the narration, so the verb phrase in (c) is the part that is wrong. 'Were certain of' would match.
The other parts are acceptable for this item: (a) and (d) read correctly, and (b) leaves out the articles before 'dove' and 'eagle', which the passage supplies, but the question looks for the clear error, which the key places in the tense of (c). I could not rule out that (b) was meant to be flagged, so this follows the key.
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