2012 · Q24
Directions (For the following 20 items) :
Each question in this section 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 answer in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).
(a) He had lost a ring in the sand and (b) I helped him search for it, (c) but it was like a look for a needle in a haystack. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- AHe had lost a ring in the sand and
- BI helped him search for it,
- Cbut it was like a look for a needle in a haystack.
- DNo error.
Explanation
The error is in part (c): the idiom is 'like looking for a needle in a haystack' — 'a look for a needle' is ungrammatical.