Question : Direction: Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
David has (A) / five thousands (B)/ rupees only (C)/ No error (D)/
Option 1: David has
Option 2: five thousands
Option 3: rupees only
Option 4: No error
Correct Answer:
five thousands
Solution : The correct answer is - 'Error lies in option-(B)'
Explanation:
- Replace 'five thousand' with 'five thousands'
- - When a definite numeral adjective is added before the following nouns, they take singular form.
- - The words are: pair, score, gross, stone, hundred, dozen, thousand, million, billion, and so on. For example: She bought three dozen pencils.
- As a result, the right sentence is - David has five thousand rupees only.