2019 · Q25
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).
Few creature (a) / outwit (b) / the fox in Aesop's Fables. (c) / No error. (d)
EnglishSpotting Errors
- AError in part (a)
- BError in part (b)
- CError in part (c)
- DNo error
Explanation
"Few" is plural in sense and requires a plural noun: "Few creatures outwit the fox", not "Few creature". The error is in part (a); (b) and (c) are grammatical. Hence (A).