Pick the incorrect part in the given sentence.
The handwriting of my little brother / is much neater than his classmates / in Section C / of the junior school.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → is much neater than his classmates
The sentence compares the handwriting of the little brother with “his classmates”. This is wrong. Handwriting can be compared only with handwriting, not with people. So the part must say than that of his classmates. Here “that” stands for “the handwriting”.
Option 1: The handwriting of my little brother — No error.
Option 2: is much neater than his classmates — Error. “than his classmates” should be “than that of his classmates”.
Option 3: in Section C — No error.
Option 4: of the junior school — No error.
Corrected: The handwriting of my little brother is much neater than that of his classmates in Section C of the junior school.