Question

Select the part of the sentence which has an error in it. If the sentence is correct, select ''No Error'':
(a) The front page story was about a school girl, (b) that had hurt herself, (c) while saving a child in an accident. (d) No ERROR.

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. d

Answer 1

The correct option is B b

The option that has an error, is the correct option.
Option B: The error lies in part (b): 'that had hurt herself'. The word 'that' is the error.
'That' as a relative pronoun is used in defining clauses, to describe a noun by giving its identity. For e.g. 'my sister that is sick is only 9 years old.'
When the clause is separated by commas ',' the clause is non-defining, i.e. it only adds extra information, without affecting the meaning and structure of the main sentence.
In non-defining clauses, such as this one, 'that' cannot be used to refer to persons or things.
Hence, 'that' is erroneous here.
The correction is 'who had hurt herself'.
Hence option B is the correct option with the error.
The other parts (a) and (c) do not have any error in them. They are grammatically correct and are complete in meaning.
Hence options A and C are not the right answers.
Option D is incorrect because the sentence has an error (b).