The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

There is a very little time / for them to prepare / for the show.

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  1. for them to prepare 
  2. for the show
  3. There is a very little time
  4. No error

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Option 3 : There is a very little time
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English grammar error MCQ : Identify the Error in There is very little time for them to prepare. Ideal for SSC, Banking & NDA aspirants.

The erroneous part is 'There is a very little time'.

Key Points 

  • The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
  • Here, 'There is very little time' should be used instead of 'There is a very little time'.
  • In the given sentence 'time' is an uncountable noun.
  • In the given sentence 'very little time' means 'absolutely no time'.
  • So the use of the indefinite article 'a' with it is grammatically incorrect. Hence, it should be removed.
  • Thus, the correct answer is Option 3.
     

Correct Sentence: There is very little time for them to prepare for the show. 

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