Question

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation if any.

.He was a much-decorated (1)/ officer who had (2)/ risen to high rank before (3)/ a honourable retirement. (4)

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4
• E. No error

Answer 1

The correct option is D 4

The error is in the fourth part of the sentence.
The choice between ‘a’ and ‘an’ is determined by the sound of the alphabet. If a word starts with a consonant but gives the sound of a vowel (awnerable), ‘an’ should be used.
Therefore, ‘a’ must be replaced with ‘an’ to form a grammatically correct sentence.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.