Question

Although he was late (1)/ but he stopped on the way (2)/ to have coffee with his friends. (3) / No error. (4) *


She was taking care of her baby for two hours (1)/ before she (2)/ was called by her mother. (3)/ No error. (4) *
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Answer 1

Answer:

although he was late but still he stopped on the way to have coffee with his friends.

Answer 2

Complete question:

Spot the grammatical errors

Q.1. Although he was late (1)/ but he stopped on the way (2)/ to have coffee with his friends. (3) / No error. (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Q.2. She was taking care of her baby for two hours (1)/ before she (2)/ was called by her mother. (3)/ No error. (4)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Answer:

The errors are spotted in

Q.1. Option B.2 but he stopped on the way

Q.2. Option A.1 She was taking care of her baby for two hours

Explanation:

• Grammatical error detection, most often spelt as GED refers to the task of finding various errors, for example, spelling, punctuation, tenses, grammatical and word choices to ensure clarity, correctness and quality in the written text.

• This helps in grammar improvement resulting in error-free written texts.

In Q.1. "but he stopped on the way." is a grammatical error.

• Here the conjunction(Linker ) has been used incorrectly.

• Since 'Although' is always used to express two contradictory qualities or actions of a person, hence the use of 'but' is unnecessary in this context.

• The correct sentence will be as follows-
• "Although he was late, he stopped on the way to have coffee with his friends."

In Q.2. "She was taking care of her baby for two hours" is a grammatical mistake.

• Here "was taking" should be replaced by "had been taking" to indicate past in past action i.e. past perfect progressive tense.

• Hence the correct sentence will be as follows-
• "She had been taking care of her baby for two hours before she was called by her mother.

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