Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if…
2024
Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.
The gold necklace(1)/ looked very beautiful on(2)/ her and also complemented(3)/No error. (4)
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
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Correct answer: D
Answer: 4 — No error.
All parts of the sentence are grammatically acceptable. Brief comments on each part:
Part 1 ("The gold necklace"): correct noun phrase with the appropriate definite article.
Part 2 ("looked very beautiful on"): the verb phrase is acceptable; "looked very beautiful on her" correctly describes appearance ("very beautiful" is stylistic, not an error).
Part 3 ("her and also complemented"): the pronoun "her" can be understood as the object of both verbs, so "complemented" is correctly used to mean "enhanced" or "went well with."
Key vocabulary distinction:
complement(ed): to enhance or go well with (correct meaning here). Example: "The necklace complemented her dress."
compliment(ed): to praise (different meaning; not appropriate in this sentence).
Note: Repeating the pronoun for clarity ("...on her and also complemented her") is stylistically clearer, but the original sentence is acceptable and not incorrect.