Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
The car which I bought last year was cheap than my bike.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. was cheap than my bike.
Error concept: Incorrect comparative adjective usage.
What is wrong: The word “cheap” is used instead of the comparative form “cheaper.”
Grammatical concept:
When comparing two things, English uses the comparative degree of adjectives — usually formed by adding “-er” or using “more.”
Example: big → bigger, tall → taller, cheap → cheaper.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The sentence compares a car and a bike, so it must use the comparative form “cheaper than”, not “cheap than.”
How to correct: Replace “cheap” with “cheaper.”
Correct phrase / correction: was cheaper than my bike
Final sentence: The car which I bought last year was cheaper than my bike.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.