English grammar error-spotting (article with number + unit; preposition with ‘‘within’’): Identify the erroneous part in the sentence: ‘‘The school is / within hundred yards / from the church. / No error.’’ Consider article use before countable units and the correct preposition collocating with ‘‘within’’ when expressing distance.
Verbal Ability
Spotting Errors
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AThe school is
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Bwithin hundred yards
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Cfrom the church.
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DNo error.
Answer
Correct Answer: within hundred yards
Explanation
Given data
- A: ‘‘The school is’’
- B: ‘‘within hundred yards’’
- C: ‘‘from the church.’’
- D: ‘‘No error.’’
Concept / ApproachUse an article before singular countable units in measure phrases and prefer ‘‘of’’ after ‘‘within’’ when specifying a distance limit.
Step-by-step evaluationCorrect phrasing → ‘‘within a hundred yards of the church’’.Thus, Part B is erroneous: ‘‘within hundred yards’’.
Correction‘‘The school is within a hundred yards of the church.’’
Common pitfalls
- Omitting articles in fixed measure phrases.
- Using ‘‘from’’ where ‘‘of’’ is idiomatic with ‘‘within’’ + distance limit.
Final Answerwithin hundred yards