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. The conference will (A)/ give us an opportunity (B)/ to exchange informations (C)/ with other researchers. (D)/ No error (E)
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Identifying the Grammar Error in the Sentence
The question asks us to identify the part of the given sentence that contains a grammatical error. Let's analyze each part:
- Part (A): "The conference will" - This part is grammatically correct, setting up the future action of the conference.
- Part (B): "give us an opportunity" - This phrase correctly uses the verb "give" and the article "an" before "opportunity".
- Part (C): "to exchange informations" - This is where the error lies. The word information is an uncountable noun in English. Uncountable nouns refer to concepts, qualities, or physical objects that cannot be counted individually. They do not have a plural form. Therefore, using "informations" is incorrect. The correct usage is information. The sentence should read "...to exchange information...".
- Part (D): "with other researchers." - This prepositional phrase is grammatically correct and indicates who the exchange will be with.
- Part (E): "No error" - Since an error was found in Part (C), this option is incorrect.
Explanation of the Error
The key error is the use of the plural form "informations". In English grammar, certain nouns are considered uncountable, meaning they represent things that cannot be counted using numbers. Examples include advice, news, furniture, luggage, and, importantly, information.
Because information is uncountable:
- It does not take an '-s' to form a plural.
- It is used with singular verbs.
- Quantities can be specified using phrases like "some information," "a piece of information," "much information," etc.
So, instead of saying "to exchange informations," the correct phrasing is "to exchange information."
Conclusion
The grammatical error is located in Part (C) of the sentence due to the incorrect pluralization of the uncountable noun "information".
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