Error Spotting · Question 11 · Medium

Error Spotting question 11

Read the sentence below, divided into parts, and identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, choose (D).
(A) Unless you do not submit / (B) the form by Friday, / (C) your seat will be cancelled. / (D) No error

  1. (A) Unless you do not submit
  2. (B) the form by Friday,
  3. (C) your seat will be cancelled.
  4. (D) No error
Answer and explanation

Answer: A. (A) Unless you do not submit

Explanation: 'Unless' already means 'if not', so adding 'do not' makes a double negative. It should be 'Unless you submit'.

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