Question

The following question refers to the text Gus and Frieda: Geniuses at Recess. Read the paragraph and answer the question below it. The paragraphs have been labeled A, B, and C. The sentences in each paragraph have been numbered to help you identify them more easily.
Gus and Frieda: Geniuses at Recess

(A)
(1) Gus and Frieda were not enjoying recess. (2) They considered themselves athletically challenged. (3) To make things worse, the young geniuses' teacher asked them to play dodge ball.

(B)
(1) Panic showed on Gus's face. (2) Frieda was worried, too. (3) They both feared they would fail epicly.

(C)
(1) Gus and Frieda studyed the situation then got an idea. (2) When no one was looking, they replaced themselves with identical robots. (3) The plan worked terrifically, and they dodged disaster for the day.

What statement is true about paragraph C?
There is an error in sentence number 1.

There is an error in sentence number 2.

There is an error in sentence number 3.

There are no errors in paragraph C.

Answer 1

There is an error in sentence number 1.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. There is an error in sentence number 1.

Explanation:

In writing an error refers to issues, problems or errors in grammar that refers to the construction of sentence or in other aspects that are considered part of orthography that covers punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. In the case of paragraph C. that is composed by three main sentences, sentence 1 " Gus and Frieda studyed the situation then got an idea" has a spelling error, which refers to an error in the way a word should be written. This occurs in the word "studyed" that refers to the process of carefully considering something and whose correct spelling is "studied". Therefore, the statement that is true about paragraph C is that "There is an error in sentence number 1".