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.
The hotel/ is not big enormous/ to accommodate some more guests.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. is not big enormous.
Error concept: The error is in the adjective usage.
What is wrong: The phrase “big enormous” is grammatically incorrect because two words of the same meaning (big and enormous) cannot be placed together.
Grammatical concept: In English, we normally use only one adjective of size/intensity. “Enormous” itself already means very big. Adding “big” before it is redundant and incorrect.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The sentence is talking about the hotel’s size. Using both “big” and “enormous” together makes the expression wrong and ungrammatical.
How to correct: Use either “big” or “enormous” depending on the intensity required.
Correct phrase/ correction: is not enormous / is not big enough
Final sentence: “The hotel is not big enough to accommodate some more guests.”
Hence, the chosen option is correct.