2018 · Q39
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 letter has been written; b)I insist on c) it being sent at once. d)No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d) No error
Explanation
After the preposition ‘on’, the gerund phrase requires the possessive form: ‘insist on its being sent at once’, not ‘it being sent’. Parts (a) and (b) are grammatically sound. The error therefore lies in part (c). Hence option (c) is correct.