Spotting Errors

'Despite of' is grammatically incorrect. Despite means 'without being affected by' and should be used alone, similar to 'in spite of'. The phrase should be either 'despite its bare bed facilities' or 'in spite of its bare bed facilities.'

As the sentence is a statement and not a question we will omit the 'do' in part 4.

The phrase 'lodged FIR' lacks the necessary article before 'FIR', which begins with a vowel sound. It should be 'lodged an FIR'. Therefore, option B contains the grammatical error.

The error is in using 'human' instead of 'humane.' 'Human' refers to belonging to the human species, while 'humane' means showing compassion, kindness, and sympathy toward others. In the context of authorities' attitude toward tragedy victims, we need 'humane' to convey the expected compassionate response. The correct phrase should be 'has not been humane.'

The correct phrase should be ' to announce'.

The error is incorrect use of conditional tense. The sentence uses 'had been allowed' (past perfect) in the if-clause, which requires 'could have been saved' (conditional perfect) in the main clause, not 'could be saved' (conditional). The correct structure for third conditional sentences is: If + past perfect, would/could/might + have + past participle. This refers to a hypothetical past situation.

The error is incorrect word order after 'hardly.' When sentences begin with negative or restrictive adverbs like 'hardly,' 'scarcely,' 'barely,' the subject and auxiliary verb must be inverted. Instead of 'Hardly he had stepped,' it should be 'Hardly had he stepped.' This is a formal construction used for emphasis, similar to how 'Never have I seen' is correct instead of 'Never I have seen.'

The error is incorrect word order after 'little.' When 'little' (meaning 'not much') begins a sentence for emphasis, it requires subject-auxiliary inversion. Instead of 'Little we know,' it should be 'Little do we know.' This construction places the auxiliary verb 'do' before the subject 'we,' similar to how 'Rarely do we see' is correct instead of 'Rarely we see.' This formal structure adds emphasis to the statement.

Option 3 is where the error lies. There must be a comma (",") at the end because the next part of the sentence begins with the word "but". Whenever you use the word "but" it must be preceded by a comma unless it starts a sentence.

The error is incorrect word order after 'so many times.' When a sentence begins with 'so + adverb/adjective' for emphasis, subject-auxiliary inversion is required. Instead of 'So many times I have,' it should be 'So many times have I.' This formal construction places emphasis on the frequency and is grammatically required in this structure. The same pattern applies to phrases like 'So difficult was the test that...' where inversion is mandatory.