2018 · Q77
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) She felt (b) terribly anxious for have to sing (c) in front of such a large audience. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d) No error
Explanation
The faulty segment is (b), 'terribly anxious for have to sing.' The adjective 'anxious' is followed by the infinitive: 'anxious to have to sing.' The construction 'for have' is ungrammatical. Hence (b) is correct.