Question

A sentence is formed when A, B, C, and D are put in order. Identify the part that has an error:
A) This must be
B) one of best plays
C) that has been staged
D) at the music academy this season.

Answer 1

Hint: In English, the typical word order is Subject + Verb + Object. To find the right word sequence, you must first ascertain what the subject, verb, and object(s) are. The above sentence is in the correct order but misses an article.

Any member of a class of specialised words used with noun phrases to indicate the identifiability of the noun phrases' referents is referred to as an article. Articles are a type of discourse in their own right. Both "the" and "a/an" are articles in English, and they join with nouns to make noun phrases.

Complete answer:
Grammatical errors exist in a variety of shapes and sizes, and they can easily cause confusion and distortion of meaning. Prepositions, subject-verb agreement, tenses, punctuation, spelling, and other parts of speech are some of the most common errors.

If we write the options in the above-given order then the sentence is like below;
This must be one of best plays that has been staged at the music academy this seasons.

Option A) When all the options are placed in order the sentence “This must be” appears to be a sentence that makes absolute sense. The given sentence is correct therefore it is the incorrect answer.

Option B: Option B is missing an article. The statement is in the superlative degree of comparison, with the show in question being compared to all previous shows staged at that specific event. The adjective 'best' is a superlative, therefore we usually use the article 'the' before superlatives. The given sentence is incorrect thus it is the correct answer.

Option C: “That has been staged” interprets ‘modified or created for the theatre’. The sentence has no error in it. The given sentence is correct therefore it is the incorrect answer.

Option D: When the sentences are placed in the order option D has no error in it. The sentence has no grammatical issue, therefore it is correct.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: We should take care of the following things while examining the error in the sentence structures:
- The subject comes before the verb, which comes before the object, according to the rule of thumb.
- Superlative degree adjectives and adverbs are identical to comparative degree adjectives and adverbs, except they use the -est ending and the term "most" instead.
- The article "the" must also come before the adjective or adverb in the sentence.