Question

If a speaker made a grammatical error in the sentence “I saw one children”, how would you transcribe it?
a) “I saw one childrens [sic]
b) I saw one children
c) I saw one children [sic]

Answer 1

None because children is plural and one(adjective) shows singular noun hence the correct statement would be...
I saw a child
(OR)
I saw a few children

Answer 2

We are given in the question that the speaker made a grammatical error and how should we transcribe it. It shall be transcribed as under:

• Transcription asked to be written only from the original copy word to word.
• Even if there is a mistake it cannot be rectified.
• The only thing which can be done is to add  [sic] after the mistake.
• This shows the person using the transcription that there is a mistake in that word.
• Actually, the sentence should have been " I saw one child".
• So the correct answer will be the third option.

PROJECT CODE: #SPJ3