Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    The shrill wine and (A)/unbearable thunder of

    (B)/falling bombs dug in under (C)/my skin and stayed there (D).
    A The shrill wine and Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B unbearable thunder of Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C falling bombs dug in under Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D my skin and stayed there Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘wine’ is incorrect here. The correct word is ‘whine’, which means ‘to make a long, high, sad sound’. The shrill whine and unbearable thunder of falling bombs dug in under my skin and stayed there            

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