Competitive English Sentence Correction and Error Detection 3

Question 1

Identify the error in: 'She suggested me to apply for the job.'

Accepted Answer

me to apply

Answer

'Suggest' cannot take an indirect object directly; the correct form is 'She suggested that I apply for the job.'

Question 2

Which sentence uses the apostrophe CORRECTLY?

Accepted Answer

Its fur is shiny.

Answer

'Its' (without apostrophe) is the possessive form; 'it's' (with apostrophe) is the contraction for 'it is'.

Question 3

Identify the error in: 'Despite of his efforts, he failed.'

Accepted Answer

Despite of

Answer

'Despite' is used alone without 'of'; the correct phrase is 'Despite his efforts, he failed.'

Question 4

Which sentence is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

I look forward to meeting you.

Answer

'Look forward to' is a phrasal verb where 'to' is a preposition, so it must be followed by a gerund (verb+ing).

Question 5

Identify the error in: 'No sooner did he arrive than the meeting started.'

Accepted Answer

No error

Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct: 'No sooner…than' is the proper correlative conjunction pair used with inversion.

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