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    Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any 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).

    Towering almost 400 feet (121 meters), the empty

    Starship blasted on at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border.
    A Towering almost 400 feet (121 meters), Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B the empty Starship blasted on Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C at sunrise from the southern tip Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D of Texas near the Mexican border Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E no error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct phrase should be "blasted off" instead of "blasted on." "Blasted off" is the correct term used to describe the launch of a spacecraft. Blasted off: (used about a spacecraft) to leave the ground; to take off

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