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?
Correct Answer: you will think
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