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."
The childrens were happy when the film started.
(1) The childrens
(2) when the film started.
(3) No Error
(4) were happy
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first option "The childrens".
The plural form of ''child'' is '' children'' and not '' childrens'' . Thus, "childrens" should be replaced with "children" to make the sentence grammatically accurate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is " The children were happy when the film started".
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