2018 · Q74
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) The students’ (b) test results (c) were.pleasant. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d) No error
Explanation
'The students' test results were pleasant' contains no error. The plural possessive 'students'' correctly shows the results belong to the students, 'test results' is a proper compound subject, and 'were pleasant' agrees with it in number. Hence (d), No error, is correct.