Question

Find the grammatically incorrect part of the sentence, if any.
[A] The creature on Mars, if any
[B] are bound to be different from us
[C] not only in shape but also in size
[D] because of different gravitational conditions.
a)A
b)B
c)C
d)D
e)No error

Answer 1

Hint: A singular helping verb such as “is” is used with a singular noun and a plural helping verb such as “are” is used with a plural noun.

Complete answer:

Let us read the whole sentence: The creature on Mars, if any, are bound to be different from us not only in shape but also in size because of different gravitational conditions.
In this sentence, the mistake can be easily spotted in the first part of the sentence. The helping verb used is “are”. “Are” is used with a plural noun. The noun given is singular, that is, creature. It has to be a plural noun to be used with the verb “are”. Thus, the correct noun should be ‘creatures’.
The correct sentence should read as The creatures on Mars, if any, are bound to be different from us not only in shape but also in size because of different gravitational conditions.
Therefore, the answer to the given question is option a since the grammatical error is in the part of sentence under option a.
The rest of the options (b, c, and d) have correct grammar in them which is why they are wrong answers.

Note: To identify the grammatical error, it is helpful if you carefully read the whole sentence. Then scrutinize each part carefully.
Also, it is possible that option e is the right answer in such questions. So read the given sentence carefully.