Which of the part(s) of the following sentence contains an error?

(A) The three first
(B) to arrive
(C) were the lucky
(D) recipients of
(E) a bouquet of flowers

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) Only

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) Only

1. Error in (A): "The three first"

   • The phrase "three first" is incorrect because ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.) do not combine with a quantity in this way.
   • Instead, the correct phrase should be "The first three" (which correctly places the ordinal number before the quantity).

 "The first three to arrive were the lucky recipients of a bouquet of flowers."