Discussion
Identify the part of the following sentence which has an error in it.
Your claim ought (a) to succeed in that case (b) the damages (c) will be substantial (d).
Answer: B
The error is in part (b), 'to succeed in that case'.
The sentence joins two clauses: 'Your claim ought to succeed' and 'the damages will be substantial'. They need a linking word. 'In that case' is an adverbial phrase, not a conjunction, so it cannot join the clauses; the relative form 'in which case' is needed: 'Your claim ought to succeed, in which case the damages will be substantial.'
Part (a), 'Your claim ought', is correct with 'to succeed'. Part (c), 'the damages', is the right noun for money awarded by a court, and part (d), 'will be substantial', is correct.
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