Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Despite leaving home early, / Farhan could not / reach to the exam centre before nine.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → reach to the exam centre before nine
The given sentence says “reach to the exam centre”. This is wrong. The verb “reach” takes the place directly, with no “to”. So the right form is reach the exam centre.
Option 1: Despite leaving home early, — No error. “Despite” is followed directly by the -ing form, with no “of”.
Option 2: Farhan could not — No error.
Option 3: reach to the exam centre before nine — Error. “reach to the exam centre” should be “reach the exam centre”.
Corrected: Despite leaving home early, Farhan could not reach the exam centre before nine.