2019 · Q18
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
With a population of over one billion, (a) / India is second most populous country (b) / in the world after China. (c) / No error. (d)
EnglishSpotting Errors
- AError in part (a)
- BError in part (b)
- CError in part (c)
- DNo error
Explanation
Ordinal superlatives require the definite article: "the second most populous country", not "second most populous country". The error is in part (b); (a) and (c) are grammatical. Hence (B).