2024 · Q71
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) During recession (b) many companies were compelled (c) to decrease their workforce. (d) No error
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d) No error
Explanation
No part contains an error. ‘During recession’ (article optional in such general statements), ‘were compelled’ (correct passive), and ‘to decrease their workforce’ (grammatical) are all acceptable. Since no error exists in (a), (b) or (c), the answer is (d) No error.