Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 26691

Q.  Read each sentence given below and find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any will be one of the parts of the sentence which are marked as 1,2,3 and 4. If there is no error, the answer will be (5) i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Ankit prefers (1) / self-employment (2) / to job (3) / in any office. (4)  / No Error (5)

- Published on 06 Feb 17

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

ANSWER: 3
 
Use ‘a’ before ‘job’. ‘Job’ is a singular countable noun, hence, ‘a’ should be used.

The correct sentence should be: Ankit prefers self-employment to a job in any office.

Examples:

Before a word beginning with consonant sound, ‘a’ should be used.

A boy, A hole, A horse, A woman, A reindeer, A man

Similarly, if a word begins with a vowel but gives sound of a consonant, ‘a’ should be used before it.
A university, A union, A European, A unicorn, A useful article, A one-eyed man, a one-rupee note
 

    Discussion

  • Deepak Kumar   -Posted on 19 Jul 19
    Very good career.ride

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