Question

Choose which of the following underlined part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error in the sentence then select option E.

A. Shipwrecked on a desert island, coconuts and B. other fruits C. formed the basis of the D. sailors diet

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D
• E. No error

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A

Shipwrecked qualifies the sailors. Hence, these should be placed together. Therefore, Option A is correct, as the word shipwrecked is place in the wrong part of the clause. The rest of the options do not contain any errors in the sentence, hence these are not suitable.