Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical…
2025
Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘E”. (Ignore – the errors of punctuation, if any)
Being a short(A)/ vacation, we(B) /had to return without(C)/ visiting many of the places(D).
- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
Attempted by 3 students.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation:
The initial phrase "Being a short vacation" is a dangling participial phrase. A sentence-opening participial phrase must logically refer to the subject of the main clause. Here the subject is "we" (people), so the phrase incorrectly appears to modify "we" rather than the vacation.
Why this is wrong:
A participial phrase at the start of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject of the main clause; otherwise it becomes a dangling or misplaced modifier.
Corrected versions:
It being a short vacation, we had to return without visiting many of the places.
Since it was a short vacation, we had to return without visiting many of the places.
Because the vacation was short, we had to return without visiting many of the places.
Therefore, the grammatical error is in the initial part: the opening participial phrase should be rewritten so it correctly relates to the main clause.