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    Question

    On a little table stood (A)/a half full bottle of

    mineral water (B)/with a glass next to it, and (C)/besides it lay a single red and white sock (D). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
    A On a little table stood Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B a half full bottle of mineral water Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C with a glass next to it, and Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D besides it lay a single red and white sock Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, ‘besides’ is the incorrect preposition. It should be ‘beside’. It means ‘next to’. On a little table stood a half full bottle of mineral water with a glass next to it, and beside it lay a single red and white sock.

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