Question
Download Solution PDFThe following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
My neighbour's grandson / is only / five month old.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe erroneous part is 'five month old'.
Key Points
- The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
- Here, 'five months old' should be used instead of 'five month old'.
- When 'five months' is used as an adjective it is in the singular, because English adjectives are almost never plural.
- If you were to use it as a predicate, then the plural would apply.
- 'five' refers to the plural numeral. Hence, 'months' should be used.
- Example:
- A five-month internship.
- The internship lasts five months.
- Thus, the correct answer is Option 1.
Correct Sentence: My neighbour's grandson is only five months old.
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