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.
Manoj has a bigger / farmhouse of one hundred / hectares near the city.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Manoj has a bigger.
Error concept: Wrong comparative adjective usage.
What is wrong: The word “bigger” is used without comparison. 'Bigger' always compares two things, but here no comparison is made.
Grammatical concept:
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Big is the positive form (used normally).
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Bigger is comparative (used when comparing two things).
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Biggest is superlative (used when comparing more than two).
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Since no comparison is present, “bigger farmhouse” is incorrect.
How to correct: Replace “bigger” with “big.”
Correct phrase/ correction: big farmhouse
Final sentence: Manoj has a big farmhouse of one hundred hectares near the city.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.