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.
My cousin thinks that / English is difficult / than other subjects.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. English is difficult.
Error concept: Incorrect use of adjective form in a comparison.
What is wrong: The sentence says, “English is difficult than other subjects.”
Here, the adjective “difficult” is in its positive degree, but the word “than” shows a comparison, which requires the comparative degree — “more difficult.”
Grammatical concept: When comparing two things, we use comparative adjectives (usually formed with “-er” or “more”).
Incorrectness of the concept in context:
“Difficult” cannot be used directly with “than.” The correct comparative form is “more difficult.”
How to correct:
Replace “is difficult” with “is more difficult.”
Correct phrase / correction:
English is more difficult
Final sentence:
My cousin thinks that English is more difficult than other subjects.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.