Choose which part of the following sentence has an error:
The lawyer sited /(A) many examples /(B) and evidence /(C) to prove his case /(D).
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A
Cite means to mention something as proof or an example. Site is a place. A lawyer quotes examples to prove a case, so the verb needed is cited, not "sited".
(A) The lawyer sited — Error.
- "sited" should be "cited".
Example: The judge cited an earlier ruling in her judgment. - Correct form: The lawyer cited many examples and evidence to prove his case.
(B) many examples — No error.
(C) and evidence — No error.
- Evidence is uncountable and takes no -s.
(D) to prove his case — No error.