Multiple choice

Directions: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic 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)

On seeing (1) a policeman the culprit started running (2) away (3) and the policeman ran for him (4). No error (5)

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)

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

Change ‘ran for’ to ‘ran after’ to correct the error. ‘Ran after’ means to try to catch somebody.