Error spotting — Pick the erroneous part (A/B/C) or D if correct: 'In an English paper / examiners should give as much weightage to language / as they give to contents. / No error.' Focus on idiomatic use of 'weight' vs 'weightage' and the correct mass noun 'content'.

Given data

• A: In an English paper
• B: examiners should give as much weightage to language
• C: as they give to contents.
• D: No error.

Concept/Approach (mass vs. count nouns & collocation)In academic English, the preferred term is weight rather than 'weightage'. Also, the material inside a paper is treated as a mass noun: 'content' (not 'contents') when referring to subject matter in general.

Step-by-step correctionC: 'as they give to contents' → 'as they give to content'.Full polished version: '…should give as much weight to language as they give to content.'

Common pitfallsUsing 'contents' where a mass/general sense is intended; mixing 'weightage' (regional) with international academic style.

Final AnswerC — Use the mass noun: 'content'.