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In the following question, one part of the sentence has an error. Read the sentence to find the error and mark the corresponding option. If the sentence has no error choose option 4 ‘No error’ as your answer. There are some students (A)/ who are prone to make the (B)/ same mistake again and again in their exams (C)/ No error (D) 

In the following question, one part of the sentence has an error. Read the sentence to find the error and mark the corresponding option. If the sentence has no error choose option 4 ‘No error’ as your answer. There are some students (A)/ who are prone to make the (B)/ same mistake again and again in their exams (C)/ No error (D)  Correct Answer B

The correct answer is Option 2) i.e. B

Key Points

  • V1 + ing is used after 'to' with the following verbs/adjectives/phrases
    • prone to
    • owing to
    • devoted to
  • Hence, in the case of 'prone to' the correct structure of the sentence would be: prone + to + V1 + ing
    • Prone to makeAdditional Information

      • Gerund: It is denoted by 'V1 + ing'. It acts as a noun and a verb. Hence Gerund is also called Verb - Noun.
      • There are some other verbs/adjectives/phrases which take 'V1 + ing' after 'to'. The list is as follows.
      Verb + used to V1 + ing Ramesh got used to driving
      look forward to V1 + ing I am looking forward to meeting my brother.
      Accustomed to V1 + ing A lot of little girls aren't accustomed to going to school in this country.
      In addition to V1 + ing  In addition to enhancing their image online, they are also working on the ground.
      Addicted to V1 + ing Biplabh is addicted to smoking

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