Question

Find the part of the question that has an error:
One of the peculiarities (b) which distinguishes the present age (c) is the multiplication of books. (d) No ERROR
a. a
b. b
c. c
d. d

Answer 1

Hint: The subject, verb, and object should all match with each other. The plurality of the verb should also align with the given subject.

Complete answer:
 In order to find the error in the given sentence, we must first understand how sentences are constructed. We must identify the different parts of speech in the given sentence.

The most basic construction in English is ‘subject + verb + object’. However, it becomes more complicated when other parts of speech come into play. We can add describing words such as adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. Adjectives are usually placed before a noun and adverbs are usually placed before an adjective or verb.

Let’s look at the given sentence: The subject in the given sentence is ‘One of the peculiarities which distinguish the present age’. There is no error in the subject, as the verb matches the subject in the given phrase. The verb is ‘is’. This is also correct. The predicate of the given sentence is ‘the multiplication of books’. This is also entirely correct.

Now, look at the given options:
a - As we have seen above, the phrase ‘one of the peculiarities’ is grammatically correct. So, it is an incorrect option.
b - The phrase ‘which distinguishes the present age’ is also grammatically correct. It has no error as the verb matched the subject before. So, this is an incorrect option.
c - The phrase ‘is the multiplication of books’ is grammatically sound. It has no errors. So, this option, too, is incorrect.
d - As we cannot find an error in the sentence given, ‘NO ERROR’ is the correct answer. So, this is the correct option.

Note:Dissect the sentence and go through parts of the sentence separately, and see if there are any errors to be worth noting.