Question

Select the option which has an error in it. If the sentence is correct, select "No error".

(a) We were greatly worried (b) that the train might be late (c) but it arrived exactly in time. (d) No ERROR

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. d

Answer 1

The correct option is C c

The option that has an error, is the correct option.
Option C: The error lies in part (c) as 'in' isn't the appropriate preposition here.
'In time' means 'to arrive earlier than the deadline' or 'to have accomplished a task with sufficient time left to do something else'. For example: He arrived in time for supper.
This phrase does not apply here, as the words 'arrived exactly...time' mean that the train did not arrive before the time.
The phrase 'on time' is the correct choice of words; 'on time' means 'to have reached just before the deadline, or on schedule'. We use 'on time' while referring to trains, as they are supposed to arrive on schedule.
We do not say 'in time' for trains.
Hence, option C is the correct option with the error.
The other parts (a) and (b) do not have any error in them. They are grammatically correct and are complete in meaning.
Hence options A and B are not the right answers.
Option D is incorrect because the sentence has an error (c).