Choose the part of the sentence which has an error.
Tanmay would rather to finish / his science fair model tonight / than rush through it / on the morning of the fair.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Tanmay would rather to finish
The sentence says “would rather to finish”. This is wrong. “Would rather” is always followed by the base form of the verb, with no “to” before it. So it must be would rather finish.
Option 1: Tanmay would rather to finish — Error. “would rather to finish” should be “would rather finish”.
Option 2: his science fair model tonight — No error.
Option 3: than rush through it — No error. The verb after “than” also takes the base form, so “rush” is right.
Option 4: on the morning of the fair — No error.
Corrected: Tanmay would rather finish his science fair model tonight than rush through it on the morning of the fair.