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. He had scarcely
• B. sat down
• C. than there was a
• D. knock at the door
• E. No error

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The given sentence is divided into four parts, and we need to identify which part contains an error. The sentence is:

(a) He had scarcely

(b) sat down

(c) than there was a

(d) knock at the door

(e) No error

Let's analyze each part of the sentence:

1. Part (a): "He had scarcely" - This part is grammatically correct. The past perfect tense is appropriately used here to indicate an action that happened before another past action.
2. Part (b): "sat down" - This is also correct as it represents the completion of the action triggered by 'scarcely'.
3. Part (c): "than there was a" - This is the part containing the error. The error lies in the use of the word "than". When using "scarcely" in a sentence, the correct conjunction to use is "when" or "before". Therefore, "than" should be replaced with "when."
4. Part (d): "knock at the door" - This part of the sentence is correct as it completes the thought and correctly uses the phrase "knock at the door."

Hence, the corrected sentence should be: "He had scarcely sat down when there was a knock at the door."

Therefore, the correct answer is (c) "than there was a."