Question

Directions: In the question, A sentence is divided into four parts (a), (b), (c) and (d). Find out which part of the sentence contains an error. If there is no error, mark your answer as (e).
In the following questions, The sentence is divided into four parts (a), (b), (c) and (d). Find out which part of the sentence contains an error. If there is no error, mark your answer as (e).

• A. The detective says
• B. that there is no chance
• C. for finding the person
• D. who wrote these letters
• E. No error

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The given sentence is broken into four parts and we need to identify the part that contains an error. Let's analyze each part:

1. Part (a): "The detective says" - This part is grammatically correct and does not contain any errors. It is the subject of the sentence.
2. Part (b): "that there is no chance" - This part is also correct. It properly continues from part (a) with the conjunction "that" introducing a subordinate clause.
3. Part (c): "for finding the person" - This part contains the error. The correct phrase should be "of finding the person" instead of "for finding the person." In English, "the chance of" is the correct usage, not "the chance for."
4. Part (d): "who wrote these letters" - This part is correct and logically concludes the sentence by specifying whom the detective cannot find.

Therefore, the error lies in part (c) of the sentence. The sentence should be corrected as:

"The detective says that there is no chance of finding the person who wrote these letters."

Correct Answer: for finding the person