Question

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error.

• A. The car flew off the road
• B. and fell into the valley because
• C. Harish was driving faster
• D. No error

Hint:

Comparative adjectives like "faster," "better," "smarter," should be followed by "than" to complete the comparison.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The error lies in part (c). The phrase "Harish was driving faster" is incomplete because the comparative word "than" is missing. Faster always requires a comparison. Correct usage: "Harish was driving faster than he should have" or "faster than others." \[ \Rightarrow \boxed{\text{Error in part (c)}} \]

Answer 2

A different way to catch this kind of error is to read each underlined segment on its own and check whether it forms a complete, grammatically self-sufficient unit.

1. Option 1 ("The car flew off the road"): This is a complete clause with subject, verb, and object; no grammatical gap.
2. Option 2 ("and fell into the valley because"): "Because" here correctly introduces the reason clause that follows, so this segment is fine on its own.
3. Option 3 ("Harish was driving faster"): "Faster" is a comparative adjective, and every comparative needs a stated point of reference ("faster than X"). Since no comparison is supplied, this segment is grammatically incomplete.
4. Option 4 ("No error"): Not applicable, since a genuine gap exists in option 3.

The comparative "faster" is left dangling without its required "than" clause.

Hence, the correct answer is Harish was driving faster.