Question

Identify the part of the sentence which is grammatically incorrect:
A. The train is unusually late today
B. for it has been announced just now
C. that it will arrive in a hour
D. on platform number three.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. No error

Answer 1

Hint: Usage of articles does not always depend on whether the following word starts with a vowel or a consonant. Articles are used based on the sound of what the following word makes.

Complete step by step answer:
Let’s observe each option to see which one has an error in it.
Option A – This part of the sentence does not have any error, because the syntax is used correctly; it states that there has been an unusual delay in the arrival of the train. Hence this is not the right option.
Option B – This part of the sentence tells about an announcement made just then; which is formed without any errors. This is not the right option.
Option C – This part of the sentence has an error. Although the word ‘hour’ starts with a consonant, the ‘h’ in the word is silent and the word is pronounced as ‘our’ which gives a vowel sound. The article used should be ‘an’ and not ‘a’ which makes it ‘an hour’. This part has an error; hence this is the right option.
Option D – This part of the sentence tells about which platform the train will be arriving on, it has no grammatical error; hence this is not the right option.
Option E – As Option C is concluded to be the right option, this option is invalid.

So, the correct answer is “Option 3”.

Note:
To form well-constructed sentences, it is very important to be aware of syntax – how different parts of speech are used, how articles, nouns, pronounce, etc., are used. It not only makes the sentence meaningful, it also makes the reader comfortably understand what one is trying to convey.