2018 · Q85
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 new model costs (b) twice more than (c) last year’s model (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d) No error
Explanation
The faulty segment is (b), 'twice more than.' The correct comparative construction is 'twice as much as': 'The new model costs twice as much as last year's model.' 'Twice more than' is unidiomatic and logically muddled. Hence (b) is correct.