Question
Read the sentence to find out whether there is any
grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any). In Scandinavian countries, where (1)/ the sea is an integral part (2)/ of daily life, survival skills for the (3)/ water is taught to everyone (4)/ no error (5)Solution
The phrase 'water is taught; is incorrect because the subject 'skills' is plural and should agree with the verb 'are.' The correct phrase is 'water are taught.' In Scandinavian countries, where the sea is an integral part of daily life, survival skills for the water are taught to everyone.
More Spotting Errors Questions
- What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
135÷ 15 x 19 + 14807 = ? + √3249 - √9604
Determine the simplified value of following expression:
0.998 + 0.882 + 0.12
7(1/2) – 3(5/6) = ? − 2(7/12)
Simplify the following expression:
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(120 - ?) ÷ 2 + 35 = 86 - 11 1/5 of 6/3 of 3/2 of 1966 = ?
- Evaluate: 168 ÷ 12 × 5 + 190 – 20% of 450
{(700 ÷ 20) × 40} – 30 × 18 = ?% of 1000
43.5 × [1/7 × (91 - 49) + 17(1/3)] = ?
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