Question

Identify the error in the following sentence :
During(A) the nineteenth century, Greek mythology acquired renewed significance when both(B) poets and painters turned to(C) the ancient myths for(D) subject matter. No error(E).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E

Answer 1

Hint:To find out errors in any given question, one must know all the parts of speeches and their usage. We also have to check all the punctuation marks, in order to clear out all the grammatical errors.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to read the given sentence carefully and identify the errors. Here, as we read the sentence, we can clearly see that there are no such errors present. For complete clarification, let us examine all the given option :
Option A – It has no grammatical errors and perfectly fits in the sentence.
Option B – It is also perfectly fit for the sentence, without any errors.
Option C – It is also error-free.
Option D – It is suitable for the sentence.
Option E – This is the correct answer because there is “no error” in the given sentence.
Hence, option ‘e’ is the correct option.

Note:
Check the tenses of the given sentences as well, when you are finding errors. The tenses should match the verb and the subject of the given sentence. These are some basic mistakes a sentence may have.