2017 · Q90
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) My college (b) is besides (c) the lake. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
'Beside' means next to or at the side of; 'besides' means 'in addition to' or 'apart from'. The college stands next to the lake, so 'besides' in part (b) must be 'beside'. Hence option B.