Directions: In this question, a sentence has been divided into five parts (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the error of punctuation if any. Too often, picnic (A)/ preparation consists (B)/ of throwing together some sandwiches (C)/ and grabbing a apple. (D)/ No error (E)
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Grammar Error in Picnic Sentence
This question requires identifying a grammatical error within a given sentence divided into five parts (A, B, C, D, E). The sentence is: "Too often, picnic (A)/ preparation consists (B)/ of throwing together some sandwiches (C)/ and grabbing a apple. (D)/ No error (E)". We need to find the part containing the error or select 'No error' if the sentence is correct.
Analyzing Sentence Parts
Let's examine each part:
- Part A: "Too often, picnic" - This part is grammatically sound.
- Part B: "preparation consists" - This part is also grammatically correct.
- Part C: "of throwing together some sandwiches" - This phrase is correctly constructed.
- Part D: "and grabbing a apple." - This part contains a grammatical error related to article usage.
- Part E: "No error" - Since an error is found in Part D, this option is incorrect.
Explanation of the Article Error
The error in Part D lies in the use of the article "a" before the word "apple". The rule for using articles "a" and "an" depends on the sound that begins the following word:
- Use "an" before words that begin with a vowel sound (like 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u').
- Use "a" before words that begin with a consonant sound.
The word "apple" begins with the vowel sound /æ/. Therefore, the correct article to use is "an", not "a".
The incorrect phrase is: "a apple"
The correct phrase should be: "an apple"
Conclusion
The sentence should read: "Too often, picnic preparation consists of throwing together some sandwiches and grabbing an apple." The error is located in Part D.
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