The following question has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d). Tell me the name o f (a) a country where every citizen is law-abiding (b) and no trouble is there . (c) No error. (d)
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Sentence Error Analysis: Identifying Grammar Mistakes
Let's carefully examine the given sentence to identify any grammatical errors in the underlined parts (a), (b), and (c).
The sentence is: Tell me the name o f (a) a country where every citizen is law-abiding (b) and no trouble is there . (c) No error. (d)
Analyzing Part (a): "Tell me the name of"
Part (a) reads "Tell me the name of". This phrase is grammatically correct and is a standard way to ask for the name of something or someone. There appears to be no error in this part of the sentence.
Analyzing Part (b): "a country where every citizen is law-abiding"
Part (b) is "a country where every citizen is law-abiding". Let's break this down:
- "a country": This is the object of the preposition "of" from part (a). It's correctly introduced.
- "where every citizen is law-abiding": This is a relative clause modifying "a country". "Where" is correctly used as a relative adverb for a place ("a country"). "Every citizen" is treated as singular, and the singular verb "is law-abiding" agrees with it. This part is grammatically sound and makes sense in context.
There appears to be no error in part (b).
Analyzing Part (c): "and no trouble is there"
Part (c) is "and no trouble is there". This part is intended to describe a characteristic of the country mentioned in part (b), likely that it is peaceful or free of significant problems. However, the phrasing "no trouble is there" is grammatically awkward and unnatural in standard English. While understandable, it is not the conventional or correct structure.
More standard and grammatically correct ways to express this idea within the sentence structure would be:
- "...where every citizen is law-abiding and where there is no trouble." (Using a parallel relative clause)
- "...where every citizen is law-abiding and where trouble is absent." (Using a parallel relative clause with a different phrase)
The structure "no trouble is there" is the source of the error. The standard existential construction uses "there is/are" followed by the subject, not the other way around. For example, we say "There is trouble" or "There is no trouble," not "Trouble is there" unless emphasizing location in a different context (e.g., "The keys? They are there on the table."). In this descriptive clause, the expected structure is "where there is no trouble".
Therefore, part (c) contains the grammatical error.
Conclusion on Sentence Error
Based on the analysis, the error lies in part (c) due to the awkward and non-standard phrasing "and no trouble is there".
| Part | Text | Analysis | Error? |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Tell me the name of | Standard phrasing, grammatically correct. | No |
| (b) | a country where every citizen is law-abiding | Relative clause correctly uses 'where' and subject-verb agreement. | No |
| (c) | and no trouble is there . | Awkward and non-standard phrasing; should likely be "where there is no trouble". | Yes |
The error is in part (c).
Revision Table: Correcting the Sentence
To correct the sentence error found in part (c), we can revise it as follows:
| Original Part (c) | Corrected Part (c) | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| and no trouble is there . | and where there is no trouble . | Replaced the awkward phrasing with a standard relative clause structure using the existential "there is". |
The corrected sentence would read: "Tell me the name of a country where every citizen is law-abiding and where there is no trouble."
Additional Information: Understanding Existential "There"
The structure involving "there is" or "there are" is known as an existential construction. It is typically used to state that something exists or happens. The word "there" in this context is a grammatical placeholder and does not refer to a specific location, although it can sometimes be followed by a phrase indicating location.
Examples of correct existential constructions:
- There is a book on the table.
- There are many people in the room.
- Is there any coffee left?
- There was no error in part (a).
Comparing "no trouble is there" vs. "there is no trouble":
- "No trouble is there" is highly unusual and generally incorrect in this type of existential statement. It might be used in very specific contexts to emphasize the location of the subject "no trouble" if it were treated as a physical entity, but that's not the case here.
- "There is no trouble" is the standard and correct way to state the non-existence of trouble.
Understanding such common grammatical structures helps in identifying and fixing sentence errors in English.
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