Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

My mother is a honest and well known woman in the society.

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 26 Jul 2023 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "a honest."

Key Points

The indefinite article "a" is used before words that begin with a consonant sound, while "an" is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.
"Honest" starts with a silent 'h,' which makes the initial sound a vowel sound. Therefore, the correct article to use is "an" rather than "a."
Therefore, the sentence should read: "My mother is an honest and well-known woman in society."
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Additional Information

"In the society" is correct as it locates the mother's standing within a specific community.
"My mother" is correctly used as the subject of the sentence.
"And well-known woman" is grammatically correct.