{"id":260944,"date":"2025-07-19T17:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T17:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=260944"},"modified":"2025-07-19T17:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T17:40:54","slug":"select-the-underlined-word-or-phrase-that-needs-to-be-changed-to-make-the-sentence-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/19\/select-the-underlined-word-or-phrase-that-needs-to-be-changed-to-make-the-sentence-correct\/","title":{"rendered":"Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all. A grandmother sent her granddaughter to Courts to buy a furniture. No error A. sent B. a furniture C. to D. A grandmother E. No error <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>B. a furniture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The issue here is with the article &#8220;a&#8221; used before &#8220;furniture.&#8221; &#8220;Furniture&#8221; is an uncountable noun, which means it cannot be used with the indefinite articles &#8220;a&#8221; or &#8220;an.&#8221; Instead, when referring to furniture in general, no article is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In English, uncountable nouns like &#8220;furniture,&#8221; &#8220;water,&#8221; &#8220;information,&#8221; and &#8220;bread&#8221; do not take an article in singular form. You can use &#8220;some&#8221; if you want to express an unspecified quantity of these nouns, but &#8220;a&#8221; or &#8220;an&#8221; should never be used with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct sentence should be: &#8220;A grandmother sent her granddaughter to Courts to buy furniture.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s break down the rest of the sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. sent<\/strong>: This word is fine in the sentence, as it is the correct past tense of the verb &#8220;send.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. to<\/strong>: This preposition is also appropriate here, indicating the destination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. A grandmother<\/strong>: This part is correct as it introduces the subject of the sentence properly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E. No error<\/strong>: Since there is an error in the phrase &#8220;a furniture,&#8221; this option is not correct.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By fixing the article in front of &#8220;furniture,&#8221; the sentence will be grammatically correct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the underlined word or phrase that needs to be changed to make the sentence correct. Some sentences contain no error at all. A grandmother sent her granddaughter to Courts to buy a furniture. No error A. sent B. a furniture C. to D. A grandmother E. 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