Multiple choice

Directions: Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labeled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

(a) Running across the playground, my pen fell in the mud; (b) fortunately, I noticed it (c) and picked it up. (d) No error

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The pause after fortunately is not required. The correct segment will be fortunately I noticed it. Comma is used to take a short pause and here we do not need to pause as it was fortunate for the author to have noticed his pen in the mud.