Direction: The given sentence is divided into four parts: A, B, C, and D. Choose the part that contains an error as your answer. If the sentence is error-free, mark E i.e. No error as your answer. People develop a attachment (A)/ to a city because they find (B)/ a sense of belonging (C)/ within like-minded individuals. (D)/ No error (E)
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Understanding Sentence Error Identification
The task is to identify the part of the given sentence that contains a grammatical error. The sentence is divided into four parts: A, B, C, and D. We need to examine each part for any mistakes related to grammar, usage, or structure.
Analyzing the Sentence Parts
Let's break down the sentence and look at each part:
- Part A: People develop a attachment
- Part B: to a city because they find
- Part C: a sense of belonging
- Part D: within like-minded individuals.
We will now analyze each part for grammatical correctness.
Examining Part A: Article Usage with 'Attachment'
Part A is "People develop a attachment". Let's focus on the phrase "a attachment". The word "attachment" is a noun. When using a singular countable noun, we typically use an article ('a' or 'an') before it.
The choice between 'a' and 'an' depends on the sound of the word immediately following the article. We use 'a' before words that start with a consonant sound and 'an' before words that start with a vowel sound.
The word "attachment" begins with the vowel sound /ə/ or /æ/. Therefore, the correct indefinite article to use before "attachment" is "an", not "a".
So, "a attachment" is grammatically incorrect. The correct phrase should be "an attachment". This indicates an error in Part A.
Reviewing Other Parts of the Sentence
Let's quickly check the other parts:
- Part B: "to a city because they find" - This part is grammatically correct. "to a city" is a valid prepositional phrase, and "because they find" introduces a subordinate clause correctly.
- Part C: "a sense of belonging" - This is a common and grammatically correct phrase.
- Part D: "within like-minded individuals." - The use of "within" here means among the group of like-minded individuals, which is grammatically acceptable in this context.
Based on the analysis, Parts B, C, and D appear to be grammatically correct.
Identifying the Error Location
The grammatical error lies in Part A, specifically in the phrase "a attachment", which incorrectly uses the article 'a' instead of 'an' before the noun "attachment" which starts with a vowel sound.
Therefore, the part of the sentence that contains an error is Part A.
Important Questions from Error Spotting
Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
A honest mistake (a) / is no more than that; (b) / just an honest mistake. (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
A company of five thousand soldiers , (a) / having marched tirelessly for over five days , (b) / have just moved into their cantonment . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
Every person who believes in principles (a) / must stand up to fight (b) / for their convictions . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
The Olympic Games reflects(a) / the highest spirit of (b) / human endeavour and achievement . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
The principal of the school (a) / stressed the need for discipline (b) / amongst the students. (c) / No error (d)
