2018 · Q82
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).
Although the Red Cross accepts blood from the donors (a) the nurses will not leave you give blood, (b) if you have just had cold. (c) No error. (d)
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d) No error
Explanation
The faulty segment is (b), 'the nurses will not leave you give blood.' The intended verb is 'let,' giving 'will not let you give blood'; 'leave you give' is ungrammatical. Hence (b) is correct.