2017 · Q27
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) All the boys (b) returned back home (c) well in time for lunch. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
In the given sentence, the word ‘back’ must be deleted as ‘returned’ already means to come or go back to a place or person. So, the word is already included in it. Hence, the word ‘back’ is redundant.