Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
She adopted a orphan (1) / and raised him (2) / as her own child (3) / with love (4).
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer
She adopted a orphan (1)
Explanation
The first part of the sentence contains a grammatical error involving the incorrect use of articles.
The indefinite article "a" is used before words that begin with a consonant sound, while the indefinite article "an" must be used before words that begin with a vowel sound (A, E, I, O, U).
The word "orphan" begins with the vowel letter 'O' and produces a distinct vowel sound (/ɔːrfən/). Therefore, it must be preceded by the article "an" instead of "a". The corrected sentence should read: "She adopted an orphan and raised him as her own child with love."
The other parts of the sentence are grammatically flawless:
and raised him correctly uses the past tense verb "raised" to match the initial action "adopted".
as her own child uses the appropriate preposition and possessive pronoun phrase.
with love is a standard prepositional phrase functioning correctly as an adverbial modifier.
Key Points
In competitive exams, never judge an article based solely on the first letter of a word; always listen to its actual spoken sound. Since "orphan" starts with a clear vowel sound, "an" is mandatory.