Q115
The spectators thronged the stadium to watch favourite star perform.
- (a) The spectators
- (b) thronged the stadium to watch
- (c) favourite star perform.
- (d) No error.
CDS 2026 (I) English, question 115
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Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. If there is no error, indicate your response as (d).
Solution.
Answer: (c) favourite star perform.
- Favourite star is a singular countable noun phrase and needs a determiner in this context.
- Their is the most natural choice because the spectators are the people whose favourite is being described.
- Correction: “The spectators thronged the stadium to watch their favourite star perform.” The bare infinitive perform after watch + object is correct.