Directions: Read the sentence given below to find out if it contains an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the sentence is error-free, select No error or option 5. Ignore errors of punctuation if any. Choose a (A)/ author as (B)/ you choose (C)/ a friend. (D)/ No error (E)
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Sentence Error Analysis: Article Usage
The sentence provided for analysis is:
Choose a (A)/ author as (B)/ you choose (C)/ a friend. (D)/ No error (E)
Identifying the Grammatical Error
This sentence contains a common grammatical mistake related to the choice of articles. We need to examine each part of the sentence to find the error.
The sentence is divided into parts for identification:
- (A) Choose a
- (B) author as
- (C) you choose
- (D) a friend
- (E) No error
Explanation of Article Usage Rules
The key rule here involves the correct use of the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an'. The choice depends on the sound that begins the following word:
- Article 'a' is used before words starting with a consonant sound (e.g., 'a book', 'a university' - 'university' starts with a /j/ sound).
- Article 'an' is used before words starting with a vowel sound (e.g., 'an apple', 'an hour' - 'hour' starts with a vowel sound because the 'h' is silent).
Locating the Error in Part (A)
The word following the article in part (A) is 'author'. The word 'author' begins with a vowel sound (/ɔː/). Therefore, the correct article should be 'an', not 'a'.
The incorrect phrase is "a author".
The correct phrasing should be "an author".
Corrected Sentence
By applying the correct article rule, the sentence should be written as:
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
This correction addresses the grammatical error identified in part (A).
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