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English grammar error-spotting (polite request with conditional clause): Read the full sentence divided into four labeled parts (A–D) and identify which part contains a grammatical error; if none of the parts contain any error, select ‘‘No error.’’ Analyze subject–verb agreement, article usage, verb forms, and conditional phrasing: ‘‘Will you please buy / some jaggery for me / if you go to the market? / No error.’’

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: No error.

Explanation:


Given data

  • Part A: ‘‘Will you please buy’’
  • Part B: ‘‘some jaggery for me’’
  • Part C: ‘‘if you go to the market?’’
  • Part D: ‘‘No error.’’


Concept / Approach
Check each segment for standard grammar issues—polite request structure with ‘‘Will you please …’’, uncountable noun usage (‘‘jaggery’’), prepositions/articles (‘‘to the market’’), and first conditional structure (‘‘if + present, main clause with will/can/imperative’’). Also confirm overall sentence coherence.


Step-by-step evaluation
Step 1: ‘‘Will you please buy …’’—correct and idiomatic for polite requests.Step 2: ‘‘some jaggery’’—‘‘jaggery’’ is an uncountable mass noun; ‘‘some’’ is appropriate; no article needed.Step 3: ‘‘for me’’ correctly marks the indirect beneficiary; the prepositional phrase is fine.Step 4: ‘‘if you go to the market’’—‘‘if’’ + present simple is correct; article ‘‘the’’ with ‘‘market’’ is acceptable; punctuation is acceptable (ignored as per instructions).


Verification / Alternative
The sentence would also be acceptable as ‘‘Will you please buy me some jaggery when you go to the market?’’—but the original is already grammatically correct.


Common pitfalls

  • Mistakenly thinking ‘‘if you go’’ must be ‘‘when you go’’; ‘‘if’’ is fine for a conditional request.
  • Adding an article before ‘‘jaggery’’ (incorrect with mass nouns).


Final Answer
No error.

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