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What is the error in the given sentence?

Three lakhs of people attended the meeting held in the Ramleela ground.

The answer given is 'convert lakhs in lakh'

My answer is at the Ramleela ground.

  

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My Videos The answer given is 'convert lakhs in lakh' This is not correct English anyway. Presumably it is trying to say that "lakhs" should be changed to "lakh". Because "lakh" is not a native English word, and is used largely by people whose first language is not English, the pluralisation question may not be tremendously well defined.

  • My Videos The answer given is 'convert lakhs in lakh' This is not correct English anyway.
  • Presumably it is trying to say that "lakhs" should be changed to "lakh".
  • Because "lakh" is not a native English word, and is used largely by people whose first language is not English, the pluralisation question may not be tremendously well defined.
  • t1%3B%2Cthree%20lakhs%20of%3B%2Cc0 My Videos My answer is at the Ramleela ground.
  • Both "in" and "at" seem possible.
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My VideosThe answer given is 'convert lakhs in lakh'

This is not correct English anyway. Presumably it is trying to say that "lakhs" should be changed to "lakh". Because "lakh" is not a native English word, and is used largely by people whose first language is not English, the pluralisation question may not be tremendously well defined. However,

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My VideosRamleela grounds

If I understand this correctly, I would have used the plural as shown.

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