Question

Identify the part of the sentence that contains a mistake in grammar, idiom or syntax :

[A] If one reads the newspaper regularly [B] you will be surprised at the improvement [C] in your overall reading skills [D] day by day.

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

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A

On reading the sentence, we realise that the pronouns used in it are 'your' and 'you', both of which are second person pronouns. So, the beginning of the sentence does not fit in with the same second person reference as it uses 'If one reads' where 'one' is used to refer to a general theory or rule and not in a second person reference. Therefore, part [A] of the sentence contains a mistake and so option A) A is the correct answer.