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Directions : 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 on the Answer Sheet accordingly. If there is no error, indicate your response as (d).

The spectators  / thronged the stadium to watch  / favourite star perform.  / No error. 
             (a)                               (b)                                             (c)                          (d)

The correct answer is
favourite star perform.

Grammar Error: Determiner Usage

This question requires identifying a grammatical error in the sentence.

Sentence: The spectators / thronged the stadium to watch / favourite star perform. (a) / (b) / (c) / No error (d)

Analysis of Underlined Parts

  • (a) The spectators: Correct.
  • (b) thronged the stadium to watch: Correct.
  • (c) favourite star perform.: Incorrect.

Reasoning for Error in (c)

The phrase "favourite star perform" is incorrect due to the omission of a determiner before "favourite star". The noun phrase needs specification. For example, it should be "their favourite star perform" or "the favourite star perform" to be grammatically sound.

Corrected Sentence Example

The spectators thronged the stadium to watch their favourite star perform.

The error is located in part (c).

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