2019 · Q26
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).
Anywhere in the world (a) / when there is conflict (b) / women and children suffer the most. (c) / No error. (d)
EnglishSpotting Errors
- AError in part (a)
- BError in part (b)
- CError in part (c)
- DNo error
Explanation
Used here of a particular outbreak of fighting, "conflict" is a countable noun and requires the indefinite article: "when there is a conflict". The bare form in part (b) misses the article; parts (a) and (c) are grammatical. Hence (B).