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. Finishing his breakfast
• B. he started working
• C. on the long
• D. pending hours.
• E. No error

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Let's analyze each part of the sentence to identify the error.

1. Part (a): "Finishing his breakfast"
   This part seems to have a grammatical issue. The usage of the gerund "Finishing" implies that the action is still ongoing or temporary, which might not be appropriate without additional context. In this sentence, it should be related to the context of completing an action in the past, so it could possibly be corrected to "Having finished his breakfast."
2. Part (b): "he started working"
   This part correctly indicates an action that follows another (starting work after breakfast), and it is grammatically correct.
3. Part (c): "on the long"
   It looks like the start of a description of a task or focus of work, and it does not contain any error by itself.
4. Part (d): "pending hours"
   This expression seems incorrect because "pending hours" suggests hours that are yet to occur or be used. It might be more appropriate if it described work or tasks that are pending, something like "on the tasks that had been pending."

Based on this analysis, part (a), "Finishing his breakfast," contains an error as the phrasing does not appropriately indicate a completed action for the context described. The correct option should be acknowledged for revision in test settings.

Therefore, the part containing the error is "Finishing his breakfast".