2017 · Q26
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on 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) If a thing (b) is worth doing at all (c) it is worth done well. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
The sentence uses a parallel structure: 'worth doing' must be balanced by the same gerund form. The adjective phrase 'worth' is always followed by a gerund ('worth doing', 'worth seeing'), never by a past participle. So 'done' in (c) must be replaced by 'doing'. Hence the error is in (c).