Error Spotting · Question 24 · Medium

Error Spotting question 24

Read the sentence below, divided into parts, and identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, choose (D).
(A) The doctor advised him / (B) to avoid / (C) to eat oily food. / (D) No error

  1. (A) The doctor advised him
  2. (B) to avoid
  3. (C) to eat oily food.
  4. (D) No error
Answer and explanation

Answer: C. (C) to eat oily food.

Explanation: 'Avoid' is followed by a gerund, not an infinitive: to avoid eating oily food.

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