Nursery classes / for the children / starts on April every year. / No error
- (a)Nursery classes
- (b)for the children
- (c)starts on April every year.
- (d)No error
Correct — C, 'starts on April every year.' The plural subject 'Nursery classes' needs the plural verb 'start' (not the singular 'starts'), and the name of a month takes the preposition 'in', not 'on' — so it should read 'start in April every year'.
- (a)Nursery classes — Error-free — a well-formed plural subject noun phrase.
- (b)for the children — Error-free — a correct prepositional phrase describing the classes.
- (d)No error — Wrong — segment (c) does contain errors: a subject-verb agreement slip ('starts' for a plural subject) and a wrong preposition ('on' instead of 'in' April).
An error-spotting item testing subject-verb agreement with a plural subject and the preposition used before names of months ('in April', not 'on April').
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Spot the error: (a) The quality of the mangoes / (b) were not good, / (c) so we returned them. / (d) No error
- (a)The quality of the mangoes
- (b)were not good,
- (c)so we returned them.
- (d)No error
Answer(b) were not good — the subject is the singular 'quality', so it needs 'was not good'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Fill in the blank: Our examinations usually begin ____ March.
- (a)on
- (b)at
- (c)in
- (d)by
Answer(c) in — the name of a month takes the preposition 'in'.