2017 · Q32
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) It (b) was raining (c) cats and dogs. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
'It was raining cats and dogs' is a perfectly idiomatic sentence using the well-known idiom for heavy rain. Subject-verb agreement ('It was raining') is correct, and the idiom needs no article. There is no error in any underlined part, so the answer is (d), No error.