The pollution level is very / high in our city, and / becomes a health hazard. / No error
- (a)The pollution level is very
- (b)high in our city, and
- (c)becomes a health hazard.
- (d)No error
Correct — C, 'becomes a health hazard.' The comma before 'and' sets off a fresh clause, but that clause has no subject of its own — 'becomes' is left dangling. It should read 'and it becomes a health hazard', so segment (c) is where the sentence breaks down.
- (a)The pollution level is very — Error-free — a correct opening with a singular subject and the linking verb 'is'.
- (b)high in our city, and — Error-free — 'high' completes 'is very high' and 'and' joins on the next idea.
- (d)No error — Wrong — segment (c) is faulty: the second clause after the comma needs its own subject ('it'), which is missing.
An error-spotting item on clause construction — when a comma sets off a new clause after 'and', that clause needs its own subject rather than a dangling verb.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Spot the error: (a) The report was long, / (b) and were full / (c) of useful data. / (d) No error
- (a)The report was long,
- (b)and were full
- (c)of useful data.
- (d)No error
Answer(b) and were full — the subject 'report' is singular, so it needs 'and was full'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Spot the error: (a) Neither the teacher / (b) nor the students / (c) was present. / (d) No error
- (a)Neither the teacher
- (b)nor the students
- (c)was present.
- (d)No error
Answer(c) was present — with 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject 'students', so 'were present'.