Find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Though Kavya owns a new scooter, / she still prefers travelling by bus / to riding through the city traffic.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → No error
The tempting part is “prefers ... to”. Many students feel that “than” should come after “prefer”. But when “prefer” compares two things or two -ing forms, the second one comes after “to”. So “prefers travelling by bus to riding” is right, and the sentence has no error.
Option 1: Though Kavya owns a new scooter, — No error. “Though” shows a contrast with what follows, and it is not followed by “but”.
Option 2: she still prefers travelling by bus — No error. “Prefers” agrees with the singular subject “she”, and “travelling” names the activity.
Option 3: to riding through the city traffic — No error. With “prefer”, the second choice comes after “to”, not “than”.