Question

Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error:
(in case of no error, choose option E)
A) Many a student B) are poor C) but D) others are quite rich. E) No error
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E

Answer 1

Hint: An error means an act involving unintentional mistake. It is something which has been committed and is considered to be incorrect or wrong. For example- The file submitted by Anisha contains a lot of errors.

Complete answer:
In Option A, many is used to refer to a large number of things which is countable. Here many are used to represent countable numbers of students. In Option B, are is an error because “are'' is used when there is a plural noun. In Option C but is used to connect two clauses. Option D is not an error because others are a pronoun and can be written instead of others. Though the sentence contains an error, Option E can not be the correct answer. Therefore Option B is the correct answer. The correct usage would be many students are poor but others are quite rich.

So, Options A, C, D and E are incorrect because there are no other errors than the one already mentioned.

Note: An error in a sentence can be of different types. Before reaching a conclusion, the sentence should be read carefully and the choices should be examined individually. The verbs and pronouns should be checked first to avoid errors as they contain most of the errors.