The following sentence may have an error of article. Choose the correct sentence from the given options. Choose ‘No error’ if the sentence has no error.
The festivals are celebrated everywhere to rejuvenate the minds of people.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e., Festivals are celebrated everywhere to rejuvenate the minds of people.
Error Concept: Article usage
What is wrong: In option 1, "An festivals" is incorrect because “an” is used before singular countable nouns starting with a vowel sound, while "festivals" is plural. In option 4, “to rejuvenate the minds of people” is incorrect because it misses the article “the” before “minds”.
Grammatical Concept: Plural nouns used in a general sense do not require an article. However, when referring to a specific noun phrase like “minds of people”, the definite article “the” is necessary.
Incorrectness of the concept in context:
Option 1: “An festivals” is a mismatch of article and noun number.
Option 4: Missing article before “minds”.
Option 2: Incorrect because the sentence does contain errors.
Correction: Use no article before “Festivals” and include “the” before “minds”.
Correct phrase: Festivals are celebrated everywhere to rejuvenate the minds of people.
Final Sentence: Festivals are celebrated everywhere to rejuvenate the minds of people.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.