Question

Identify the part of a sentence which is grammatically incorrect:
[A] that hospital is so badly run
[B] that neither the nurses nor the doctor
[C] come on time, and so the patients
[D] have to wait indefinitely to get attended to
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. No error

Answer 1

Hint: Grammatical errors are found if one keenly observes the sentence formations. The use of punctuations, language, and other grammar rules is very important for effective writing skills in the English language.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze each option one by one.
Option A is ‘that hospital is so badly run’. The phrase seems to be error-free as all the grammatical rules are followed and the punctuation marks are not required. Therefore, option A is an incorrect answer.
Option B is ‘that neither the nurses nor the doctor’. The phrase seems to be error-free as all the grammatical rules are followed and the punctuation marks are not required. Therefore, option B is also an incorrect answer.
Option C is ‘come on time, and so the patients’. The phrase has grammatical errors. This is because the word ‘come’ is wrong here. ‘Comes’ will be used in its place. So, the correct answer is “Option C”.
Option D is ‘have to wait indefinitely to get attended to’. The phrase seems to be error-free as all the grammatical rules are followed and the punctuation marks are not required. Therefore, option D is an incorrect answer.

Note:
The use of punctuation marks at the wrong place in a sentence can lead to wrong grammar. Therefore, apart from rules of grammar, use of punctuation marks in the sentence should also be observed to find out the errors.