Spotting Errors

'As quick as'; remember, we use correlative conjunctions with a positive degree. 

The correct phrase should be 'fewer than'. 'Less' is used when referring to something that cannot be counted. 'Few' is used when referring to people or objects that can be counted and since we are talking of passengers here, 'few' will be used.  

'Himself'; 'Everyone' is third-person singular, so we shall use the reflexive pronoun 'himself'. 'Oneself' follows only 'one'.

Lay; the past tense of 'lie' should be used, which is 'lay'.

'As dangerous'; since positive degree is used, the correct expression should be 'as dangerous as'. Remember, we use correlative conjunctions with positive degree.

 It should be "she wrote". This is a more direct statement.

Parallelism: Since the sentence is stating no one great architect, this would mean that no architect has risen to a great height.

The phrase 'cautious chosen' is incorrect. 'Cautious' is an adjective, but we need an adverb 'cautiously' to modify the past participle 'chosen'. The correct phrase should be 'cautiously chosen villages'.

The sentence 'His advice did not appeal to me' is grammatically correct. 'Advice' (uncountable noun) is used correctly, and the phrasal verb 'appeal to' is properly used with 'did not' for negation. There is no error.

The phrase 'witnessing to great historical moments' is incorrect. The verb 'witness' doesn't take the preposition 'to' in this context. It should be 'witnessing great historical moments' without 'to'. Part (B) contains the error.

The sentence makes a illogical comparison by saying Zia is more beautiful than any girl in the class. Since Zia herself is a girl in the class, this implies she is more beautiful than herself. The correct comparison requires 'any other girl' to exclude Zia from the group being compared to. This is a standard comparative rule when comparing one member of a group to the entire group.

The phrase 'taken back' in this context is not idiomatic English. While 'taken back' can mean made to feel nostalgic or reminded of the past, it doesn't fit well with 'participation in the show'. The intended meaning is likely that everyone was impressed, struck by, or pleasantly surprised by Jane's participation. A more natural construction would be 'All were impressed by Jane's participation' or similar. The phrase 'taken back by' creates confusion about the intended meaning.

The sentence 'Smith's mother died of cancer' is grammatically correct. The possessive 'Smith's mother' is properly formed, the verb tense 'died of' is correct usage for indicating cause of death, and the sentence structure is complete with no errors. This is a straightforward sentence with no grammatical issues requiring correction.

The error is in part (C) 'his money on vice'. The phrase 'Owing to wrong company' provides a reason or cause, which should be followed by its effect, not another action happening at the same time. The correct construction should be 'Owing to wrong company, he spent his money on vice' (simple past) or 'he has spent his money on vice' (present perfect). The continuous tense 'was spending' doesn't logically follow the causal structure established by 'Owing to'. The tenses are mismatched for the causal relationship being expressed.