Question

    In each of the questions given below, 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. The library offers a quiet place when people  B. can read books, use computers, and attend free C. workshops to learn new skills and improve  D. their knowledge about different topics.
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The error is in part A. The conjunction "when" is used to refer to time, but the sentence is describing a place (the library). It should be replaced with the relative adverb "where" to correctly introduce the clause describing the activities that happen there. The corrected phrase is: "The library offers a quiet place where people..."

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