Question

Select the option which has an error in it. If the sentence is correct, select “no error”.
(a) We were greatly worried (b) that the train might be late (c) but it arrived exactly in time. (d) no error
A) a
B) b
C) c
D) d

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a word or set of words that come before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to indicate a direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Words like "in," "at," "on," "of," and "to" are examples of prepositions.

Complete answer:
Here in this question, we have to figure out the error in the sentence.
Option A) a - ‘We were greatly worried’ is grammatically correct sentences and provide relevant information that we all were really worried or anxious about. There is no error in this option. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) b – ‘That the train might be late’ is a grammatically correct sentences and provide relevant information that train might be late. There is no error in this option. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) c – ‘But it arrived exactly in time’ is the error in the sentence. 'In' isn't the correct preposition to be used in the complete sentence because of the following reasons:
'In time' means 'earlier than the deadline' or 'having completed a mission with enough time to do something else.' For instance, he arrived in time for dinner. The term 'on time' is the right choice of word; it means 'to have arrived just before the deadline, or on time.' We say 'on time' when we're talking about trains because they're scheduled to arrive on time. When it comes to trains, we don't say 'in time.' Therefore, this is the correct answer which has an error in the sentence.
Option D) d – no error, is an invalid option or null option because the correct answer lies in option C because in option C there is an error in the sentence. So, we can exclude this option as this is an incorrect answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: The subject and verb must both be singular or plural in order for a sentence to be grammatically right. To put it another way, the subject and verb must agree in their tense. If the subject is plural, then the verb should be plural and if the subject is singular then the verb should also be singular. Therefore, Option C is the correct answer, since Part (c) has an error in the sentence and the rest options are grammatically correct.