Question

Identify the part of a sentence which has a grammatical error:
A. There is only the banana
B. And one apple in the refrigerator
C. So let us go to the market
D. And buy some more fruits
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. No Error

Answer 1

Hint: Maintaining consistency of words while forming sentences gives them not only perfect meaning, but also a sense of clarity.

Complete step by step answer:
In the first option, it is mentioned that there is ‘the banana’; in the second option it says ‘one apple’. If you observe closely, the terms used to describe the quantity of fruits are not consistent and it creates some sense of confusion among the readers because for banana, ‘the’ was used which is an article and for apple, ‘one’ was used which is a noun of quantity. Another major error here is the usage of ‘is’ instead of ‘are’, because the person is referring to more than one fruit in the sentence. The sentence would have given better meaning had it been like – “There are only one banana and one apple in the refrigerator so let us go shopping and buy more fruits.”
It is important to maintain consistent use of parts of speech throughout the writing, it will help convey a clearer message.
Based on the above explanation, the option with grammatical error is option A.
Thus, the answer is option (A)

Note:
Articles should not be used to mention the quantity of nouns in most cases, it does not give the right meaning to the sentence, nor does it convey the message properly to the reader.