Choose the part of the sentence which has an error -
(A) The Japanese
(B) become very exciting
(C) about new fashion ideas
(D) but the trends only last a short while
(E) No error
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) Only
Exciting describes something that causes excitement. Excited describes a person who feels it. The Japanese are the people who feel the excitement about new fashion ideas, so the word needed is excited.
(A) The Japanese — No error.
- "The Japanese" means the Japanese people and takes a plural verb ("become").
(B) become very exciting — Error.
- It should be become very excited: the people feel the excitement.
- They do not cause it.
(C) about new fashion ideas — No error.
- One is excited about something.
(D) but the trends only last a short while — No error.
- "But" rightly brings in the contrast.
Corrected: The Japanese become very excited about new fashion ideas but the trends only last a short while.
Example: The children were excited about the trip, and the trip itself was exciting.