The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
If you want scoring well / in the examination, / your answers must be to the point.
- Ayour answers must be to the point
- Bin the examination
- CNo error
- DIf you want scoring well
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The error lies in part D of the sentence: "If you want scoring well".
Reason: The verb "want" is transitively followed by a to-infinitive (to+V
1
) rather than a gerund (V
1
+-ing) when expressing an intention or desire.
Correction: "scoring well" must be replaced with "to score well".
Corrected Sentence: If you want to score well in the examination, your answers must be to the point.
Reason: The verb "want" is transitively followed by a to-infinitive (to+V
1
) rather than a gerund (V
1
+-ing) when expressing an intention or desire.
Correction: "scoring well" must be replaced with "to score well".
Corrected Sentence: If you want to score well in the examination, your answers must be to the point.