Identify the sentences that are error free:
(A) The tired bullock lay under the banyan tree all afternoon.
(B) The new mall is the most biggest building in our town.
(C) Economics is my elder brother’s favourite subject.
(D) If I were in your place, I would take the early train to Agra.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) The tired bullock lay under the banyan tree all afternoon. — Correct.
- “Lay” is the past form of “lie”, which means to rest flat.
- The bullock rested there in the past, so lay is right.
(B) The new mall is the most biggest building in our town. — Incorrect.
- “Biggest” already means bigger than all the others, so “most” cannot be added to it.
- Correct form: The new mall is the biggest building in our town.
(C) Economics is my elder brother’s favourite subject. — Correct.
- “Economics” ends in “s”, but as the name of a subject it is singular.
- So the singular verb is is right.
(D) If I were in your place, I would take the early train to Agra. — Correct.
- To talk about a situation that is not real, “were” is used with every subject, even “I”.
- The speaker is not in the listener’s place, so If I were is right.