Identify the correct errors
1. Kala is tallest girl in the class.
2.I walked fast and I missed the bus.
Answers
1. Kala is tallest girl in the class.
Error : We should use "the" article in superlative degree. In Superlative Degree there is comparison in more than two things.
Answer : Kala is the tallest girl in the class.
Ex : Smartest, Cleverest,etc.
2. I walked fast and I missed the bus.
Error : There is an error in the usage of conjunction. We should use "but" instead of and.
Answer : I walked fast but I missed the bus.
Conjunction : Conjunction are the words which used to combine two words or two sentences.
Ex : and, yet, but, as etc.
Answer:
About question 1:
Kala is tallest girl in the class.
The question revolves around the Degree of comparison. In the above question; the superlative form of tall is used up to describe about more about the Noun (Kala).
The error is as follows:
Answer:
- Kala is the tallest girl in the class.
The superlative degree must follow the article 'the'.
But why?
Because we are talking about a particular person i. e a proper noun. For specification of a proper noun the article "the" is followed up with the superlative form (degree) of the adjective.
About question 2:
I walked fast and I missed the bus.
The error in this question is the use of conjunction. The conjunction 'and' is used to combine the two different parts or incidents of the same sentence. But instead of and the conjunction but should have been used up.
The error is as follows:
Answer:
- I walked fast but I missed the bus.
More about conjunctions:
What are conjunctions?
Conjunctions are words which links two or more sentences.
There are three types of conjunctions:
- Co-ordinating conjunction
- Sub-ordinating conjunction
- Co-relative conjunction