Though he is poor, but he is honest.
- (a)Though he is poor,
- (b)but he is
- (c)honest.
- (d)No error
Correct — B, 'but he is'. 'Though' and 'but' are both contrast connectives, and standard English uses only one of the pair. With 'Though' already opening the clause, the 'but' in segment (b) is redundant; the sentence should read 'Though he is poor, he is honest.' The error is therefore in segment (b).
- (a)Though he is poor, — A correctly formed concessive clause; the fault lies in the paired 'but', not here.
- (c)honest. — A correct subject complement completing 'he is'; not the error.
- (d)No error — The double connective 'Though … but' is a redundancy error, so the sentence is not error-free.
Error-spotting item on the 'Though … but' double-conjunction error — use only one contrast connective per clause pair.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Spot the error: 'Although (a) she was tired, / (b) but she / (c) finished the race. / (d) No error'
- (a)she was tired,
- (b)but she
- (c)finished the race.
- (d)No error
Answer(b) but she — drop 'but'; 'Although' already marks the contrast.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which sentence is correct?
- (a)Though it rained, but we played.
- (b)Though it rained, we played.
- (c)Though it rained, so we played.
- (d)Though it rained, yet but we played.
Answer(b) Though it rained, we played — one contrast connective is enough.