The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
A honourable person (A) / deserves respect (B) / from everybody (C).
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. A.
Error concept: Article usage
What is wrong: “A honourable” is incorrect
Grammatical concept:
A: Used for a non-specific singular countable noun starting with a consonant sound.
An: Used for a non-specific singular countable noun starting with a vowel sound.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “Honourable” starts with a vowel sound. “A honourable” should be “an honourable.”
How to correct: Replace “A” with “An”.
Correct phrase: An honourable person.
Final sentence: An honourable person deserves respect from everybody.