Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."
In the background they could hear John laughing and joking loudly. (1) / John was the life and soul of any party (2) / and he was cracking a joke every few minutes. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
The definite article "the" is used to refer to a specific object or person that is already known or has been previously mentioned in the context. On the other hand, "any" is used to refer to a non-specific or general object or person. Thus, "the" should replace "any" to convey the intended meaning that he was the life of that particular party that is being talked about.
Therefore, the correct sentence is "In the background, they could hear John laughing and joking loudly. John was the life and soul of the party and he was cracking a joke every few minutes".
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