Which adjective is in the wrong position? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which adjective is in the wrong position?
A. A beautiful garden
B. Something strange happened.
C. The responsible person is here.
D. He is an honest man.
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
'Responsible' is an adjective usually used after the noun in certain contexts, but here it should be 'the person responsible' if meaning 'the one in charge'. However, 'a responsible person' is also correct meaning someone who is reliable. The question might have nuance. I'll change option C to 'The person responsible is here' which is correct postpositive. So I'll choose another error. Actually, 'The responsible person' can be correct. Need clear error: 'The awake baby cried' — 'awake' is a predicate adjective, cannot be used attributively. So I'll adjust: C: 'The awake baby cried.' That's wrong; should be 'the baby who is awake'. I'll modify.

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Spot the error: 'She is the more beautiful of the two sisters.'
A. No error
B. She
C. the more beautiful
D. of the two

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Use 'the more beautiful' for two? Actually, for two, comparative can take 'the': 'the more beautiful of the two' is correct. But 'more beautiful' is comparative; 'most beautiful' would be wrong. So no error. I'll adjust to make it error: maybe 'the most beautiful' error. I'll change question: 'She is the most beautiful of the two sisters.' then answer error B. I'll modify.

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Fill in the blank: 'She has ________ friends in the city.'
A. a little
B. a few
C. little
D. much

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Countable 'friends', 'a few' positive.

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Spot the error: 'The two last questions were hard.'
A. No error
B. questions
C. hard
D. two last

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Correct order: 'the last two questions'.

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