Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical…
2023
Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. In the following sentences, a part is highlighted in each sentence which is error-free, the error, if any, will be in any other part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).
The upgrade to the latest smartphone / offers a bigger and better (A)/ display, enhancing the user's (B)/ experience for watching (C)/ videos and browse websites. (D)
Answer: D. D — ConceptIn English, when two or more items are joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, they must share the same grammatical form. This is the rule of…
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No error
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Correct answer: D
Concept
In English, when two or more items are joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, they must share the same grammatical form. This is the rule of parallel structure: a verb paired with another verb must take the same form (gerund with gerund, infinitive with infinitive, base form with base form). A mismatch in form breaks parallelism and is a grammatical error.
Applying it to the sentence
The sentence describes what the upgraded smartphone does and the experience it gives.
The phrase “enhancing the user’s experience for watching videos and browse websites” joins two activities with and.
The first activity uses the gerund watching (“watching videos”), so the second must also be a gerund: browsing (“browsing websites”).
Instead the sentence uses the base form browse, giving “watching videos and browse websites” — a parallelism mismatch (gerund + base verb).
The corrected segment reads “watching videos and browsing websites.” So the error lies in the segment “videos and browse websites.”
Cross-check
“offers a bigger and better” — the singular subject “The upgrade… offers” agrees correctly, and “bigger and better” are parallel comparatives.
“display, enhancing the user’s” — the participial phrase “enhancing…” correctly modifies the main clause; “user’s” is a well-formed possessive.
“experience for watching” — “for + gerund (watching)” is the correct construction.
Only the final segment violates a grammatical rule, so “No error” does not apply.