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English grammar error-spotting (idiom for fuel efficiency: ‘‘kilometres to the litre’’): Read the sentence split into A–D and choose the erroneous part. Sentence: ‘‘He says that / his car does / eight kilometers in a litre / No error.’

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: eight kilometers in a litre

Explanation:


Given data

  • C expresses mileage/consumption as ‘‘kilometers in a litre’’.


Concept / Approach
In Indian/British usage, the idiomatic phrasing is ‘‘kilometres to the litre’’ (km per litre). Therefore ‘‘in a litre’’ is nonstandard here.


Correction
‘‘His car does eight kilometres to the litre.’’ (Also standard: ‘‘gets 8 km/l’’.)


Common pitfalls

  • Using ‘‘in’’ instead of ‘‘to’’ (or ‘‘per’’) in rate expressions.
  • Mixing singular/plural inconsistently—‘‘kilometres’’ plural with a specific number is correct.


Final Answer
eight kilometers in a litre

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