2017 · Q34
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) Their belongings (b) were lost (c) in the fire (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
'Their belongings were lost in the fire' is grammatically sound: 'belongings' is a plural noun correctly paired with the plural verb 'were'. The prepositional phrase 'in the fire' correctly expresses the place of the loss. No part needs correction, so the answer is (d), No error.