2017 · Q79
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) You are (b) just sixteen years old, (c) isn't it ? (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
A question tag repeats the statement's auxiliary and subject with reversed polarity: 'You are... , aren't you?' The tag 'isn't it' in part (c) mismatches both the verb ('are') and the subject ('you'). Hence option C.