Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

MLA is a representative electing by the voters of a constituency to the legislature.

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SSC MTS (2022) Official Paper (Held On: 04 May 2023 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'Option 4'

Key Points

The underlined part "electing by the" is incorrect grammatically.
The correct expression would be "elected by the," indicating that the representative is chosen by the voters.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: 'MLA is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature.'

Additional Information

Option 1 "elects by a" and Option 2 "elected by a" are both grammatically incorrect.