Be smart (a)/not only in dress (b)/and also in action. (c)/No error (d)

Question

What should be the minimum Hamming distance \( d_{\text{min}} \) to guarantee correction of up to p errors in a given block code?

Answer 1

Let's analyze the provided sentence parts to identify and correct the grammatical error.

Part (a): "Be smart" - This phrase is grammatically correct, as it correctly uses the imperative form to suggest being smart.
Part (b): "not only in dress" - The phrase is fine up to this point. The use of "not only" suggests that a corresponding "but also" should follow to complete a correlative conjunction pair.
Part (c): "and also in action" - Here lies the error. In terms of correlative conjunctions, "not only... but also..." is the correct pairing, not "not only... and also...". Therefore, this part should be changed to "but also in action" to maintain parallel structure and correctly complete the correlative pair.
Corrected Sentence: "Be smart not only in dress but also in action."

Hence, the error is in part (c), making option (c) the correct choice.

Answer 2

Let's analyze the provided sentence parts to identify and correct the grammatical error.

Part (a): "Be smart" - This phrase is grammatically correct, as it correctly uses the imperative form to suggest being smart.
Part (b): "not only in dress" - The phrase is fine up to this point. The use of "not only" suggests that a corresponding "but also" should follow to complete a correlative conjunction pair.
Part (c): "and also in action" - Here lies the error. In terms of correlative conjunctions, "not only... but also..." is the correct pairing, not "not only... and also...". Therefore, this part should be changed to "but also in action" to maintain parallel structure and correctly complete the correlative pair.
Corrected Sentence: "Be smart not only in dress but also in action."

Hence, the error is in part (c), making option (c) the correct choice.

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