The 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.
I have three sisters: / Meera is the elder / and Charu is the youngest.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Meera is the elder.
The error is related to the incorrect form of the adjective.
The sentence implies that Meera is older than the other two sisters.
So, Meera is the eldest of the three sisters.
Also, "the" is followed by the superlative degree of the adjective.
Thus, "elder" should be replaced with "eldest".
The correct sentence will be: I have three sisters: Meera is the eldest and Charu is the youngest.