English » Spotting Errors

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

We thought / there was a good idea / to wear snow boots / before we stepped out.

A

We thought

B

before we stepped out

C

there was a good idea

D

to wear snow boots

Solution

error lies in the option C 

there was a good idea should be replaced with it was a good idea.

there denotes place and can not be used for an idea as pronoun, the correct pronoun is it.

so option C is correct.