Error Spotting (Grammar) — choose the part that contains a grammatical error. If the sentence is correct, choose ‘‘No error.’’ Complete sentence: What you will think if school boys make fun of you?

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: you will think

Explanation:

Introduction / Context:English questions typically require auxiliary–subject inversion in direct questions. This test checks your control over word order.

Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Interrogative word: ‘‘What’’ starts the question.
  • Auxiliary: ‘‘will’’ with subject ‘‘you.’’
  • Conditional clause follows.

Concept / Approach:Form direct questions with auxiliary–subject inversion: ‘‘What will you think …?’’ not ‘‘What you will think …’’ (the latter is for embedded questions).

Step-by-Step Solution:Detect missing inversion after ‘‘What’’.Swap auxiliary and subject: ‘‘will you’’.Corrected sentence: ‘‘What will you think if school boys make fun of you?’’

Verification / Alternative check:Compare with an embedded clause: ‘‘Tell me what you will think …’’ (no inversion). In a direct question, inversion is mandatory.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

  • ‘‘What’’ — correct interrogative marker.
  • ‘‘if school boys’’ — acceptable (often one word ‘‘schoolboys’’).
  • ‘‘make fun of you?’’ — idiomatic verb phrase.
  • ‘‘No error.’’ — incorrect because part B needs inversion.

Common Pitfalls:Using embedded-question word order in direct questions.

Final Answer:you will think

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