Read the sentence below to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors in punctuation if any). Their most significant gains (A)/ have been in the north half of the country, (B)/ a traditional stronghold of the U.S. allied (C)/ warlords who helped defeat them in 2001 (D) / No Error (E)
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Understanding Sentence Error Identification
The question asks us to read a sentence and identify if there is any grammatical error in any of its parts. The sentence is divided into four parts labeled (A), (B), (C), and (D). If there is no error, the answer is (E).
Analyzing the Sentence Parts
Let's examine each part of the sentence:
- (A) Their most significant gains
- (B) have been in the north half of the country,
- (C) a traditional stronghold of the U.S. allied
- (D) warlords who helped defeat them in 2001
Identifying the Error
We need to carefully read each part and check for grammatical mistakes, incorrect word usage, or awkward phrasing. Let's focus on the parts:
- Part (A) "Their most significant gains" - This part seems grammatically correct.
- Part (B) "have been in the north half of the country," - The phrase "north half" is not standard English usage. When referring to a geographical part of a region, we typically use the adjective form of the direction.
- Part (C) "a traditional stronghold of the U.S. allied" - This part seems grammatically correct in context, describing the area.
- Part (D) "warlords who helped defeat them in 2001" - This relative clause seems grammatically correct, describing the warlords.
The error lies in Part (B). The phrase should be "northern half" instead of "north half". 'North' is generally used as a noun or adverb, while 'northern' is the adjective used to describe something located in or characteristic of the north.
Correcting the Error
The corrected phrase in part (B) would be:
"have been in the northern half of the country,"
Conclusion
Based on the analysis, the error is located in part (B) of the sentence.
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)
