The priest class took upon itself the monopoly (1)/ of scriptural knowledge and interpretation (2)/ of the same to its own advantage. (3)/ no error (4)
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Answer:
The error is in the first part of the sentence. The priest class took upon itself the monopoly (1)/
Explanation:
The expression ‘took upon itself’ has been incorrectly used.
'Take upon oneself' is a phrase that means to assign a task to one's own self or to voluntarily accept some kind of responsibility. This phrase needs to be followed by 'to do something', meaning a verb.
‘Monopoly’ is a noun. The correct expression requires changing ‘monopoly’ to ‘monopolise’ which is a verb. Therefore the corrected sentence would be :
The priest class took upon itself to monopolise scriptural knowledge and interpretation of the same to its own advantage.
The error lies in the first part, namely, ‘The priest class took upon itself the monopoly.’
The correct phrase would be,
The priest class took upon itself, the monopolizing of scriptural knowledge and interpretation of the same to its own advantage.
Answer: Option (1)
Explanation:
The word monopoly is a noun, and in the sentence, the act of monopolizing is an act by the priests. Hence the appropriate usage would be monopolizing, which is a verb.