Question

Have you ever(a) met such a boy(b) who has not travelled by train?(c) No error(d)

• (a)
• (b)
• (c)
• (d)

Hint:

Such + noun → use “as”, not “who”.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

This question requires identifying the grammatical error in the given sentence. The sentence is: "Have you ever met such a boy who has not travelled by train?" Let's analyze the sentence part by part:

1. The segment "(a) met such a boy" is a correct usage because "such a boy" conveys the meaning of a boy of a certain type, which is appropriate in this context.
2. The segment "(b) who has not travelled by train" uses the present perfect tense correctly to indicate experience up to the present moment.
3. However, in segment "(c) who has not travelled by train," the indefinite article "a" after "such" is incorrectly omitted in the context of questioning experience of meeting someone. The correct form should be "such a boy". As such, there is no error in segment "(b)." The structure of the whole sentence is correct as the main error lies in the understanding that the segments are part of a correctly structured sentence: "Have you ever met such a boy who has not travelled by train?"

Since all parts of the sentence are correctly structured, the correct answer should be (d) "No error." However, if following the options provided, (c) was marked as the correct answer, which may have been intended as a misinterpretation or typo in the context.