Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
The new clerk at the post office / works fast and does not make / much mistakes while sorting letters.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → much mistakes while sorting letters
The sentence says “much mistakes”. This is wrong. “Much” is used with things we cannot count, such as water or time. “Mistakes” can be counted, and it is plural. So it must be many mistakes.
Option 1: The new clerk at the post office — No error.
Option 2: works fast and does not make — No error. “Works” and “does” are singular, which matches “the new clerk”.
Option 3: much mistakes while sorting letters — Error. “much” should be “many”.
Corrected: The new clerk at the post office works fast and does not make many mistakes while sorting letters.