Which of the following sentences has an error in the use of articles?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Every year thousands of pilgrims walk around the Mount Kailash.
No article before the name of a single mountain:
The given sentence says “the Mount Kailash”. This is wrong. A mountain name that begins with “Mount” takes no article. So “the” must go.
Corrected: Every year thousands of pilgrims walk around Mount Kailash.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Rohan wants to become a pilot like his uncle. This sentence is correct. “A” comes before the name of a job after “become”.
Option 2: The doctor told me to take this syrup three times a day. This sentence is correct. Here “a” means “per” or “in each”: three times in each day.
Option 4: We travelled from Pune to Mumbai on the Deccan Queen. This sentence is correct. “The” comes before the name of a train, and the Deccan Queen is a train.