Point out the error in the following incorrect sentence: I can learn poems…
2016
Point out the error in the following incorrect sentence:
I can learn poems more easy than speeches.
- A.
I can
- B.
learn poems
- C.
more easy
- D.
than speeches
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Correct answer: C
The error in the sentence "I can learn poems more easy than speeches" is located in Option C: more easy.
Solution
The error is more easy. To correct the sentence, the adverb "easily" should be used instead of the adjective "easy" to describe how the speaker learns, resulting in the correct comparative form: "I can learn poems more easily than speeches."