Question

In the following sentence, identify the part which has an error. If there is no error choose option D.

When the boy committed a mistake the teacher made him to do the sum again.

• A. When the boy committed a mistake/
• B. the teacher made him to do
• C. the sum again
• D. No error

Answer 1

The correct option is B the teacher made him to do

Here the construct "the teacher made him to do" is ungrammatical. The correct usage is 'made him do' and not 'made him to do'- the use of 'to' is unnecessary and ungrammatical. Thus B carries the error.