Question

In the following sentence, four words or phrases have been underlined. Choose the word or the phrase which is not appropriate in standard written English. If the sentence has no error, mark(5).
The(1) Usage portion of your test will have questions on (2) grammar (3) usage and diction (4). NO ERROR (5)

Answer 1

Hint: An article is used before a noun. A preposition is used to link the words with each other.

Complete Solution:
From the hint given to us, we know that an article is used before a noun. A preposition is used to link the words with each other.
We observe that the first underlined word, 'the' has been correctly placed before a noun. Hence, (1) is correct and requires no change.
We observe that the second underlined word, 'questions on' is a perfectly grammatical phrase and it fits the context of the given sentence too. Hence, (2) is correct and requires no change.
We observe that the third underlined word, 'grammar' is a meaningful word and has been placed correctly with respect to the English syntactic rules. Hence, (3) is correct and requires no change.
We observe that the fourth underlined word, diction means to pronounce something. It has been placed correctly in the given sentence. Hence, (4) is correct and requires no change.
After having observed all the given words and phrases given to us, we can conclude that there is no error that requires a change. Hence, we shall be choosing, (5) NO ERROR.

Note: It is important that we observe the construction of the sentence. We must also focus upon the placement of the words in a given sentence.