Question

1) Though he is old, but he walks steadily.

(ii) There is an university at Madurai.

(iii) Ram has been working here from 2003.

(iv) A group of six students are travelling together.

(v) She said that she can open a box.

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Answer 1

Spotting the error refers to finding the error in sentences.

• The errors found are then corrected to as to make a meaningful sentence.
• The correct sentences are -

1. Though he is old, he walks steadily.
2. There is a university at Madurai.
3. Ram has been working here since 2003.
4. A group of six students is travelling together.
5. She said that she can open the box.

Answer 2

Spot the errors for the given sentences:

i) Though he is old, but he walks steadily.

Though he is old, he walks steadily.

• Here, we are using the word ''though'' so no need to use the word ''but''

(ii) There is an university at Madurai.

There is a university in Madurai.

• We should use the article ''a'' in front of a singular noun that begins with a consonant sound. Another error in this sentence is ''at'' we should use ''in'' in front of cities.

(iii) Ram has been working here from 2003.

Ram has been working here since 2003.

• We use the word ''since'' to refer to a point after a specific time in the past.

(iv) A group of six students are travelling together.

A group of six students is travelling together.

• In ''subject-verb'' agreement, subjects and verbs must agree with one another. So, use ''is'' instead of ''are''.

(v) She said that she can open a box.

She said that she could open a box.

• The word ''Could'' express possibility or uncertainty.