The following sentence may have an error in grammar or usage. Parts of the sentence are underlined. Choose the underlined part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose no error.

Compost leaves with coffee grounds and egg shells and add the compost to the garden as needed.

with coffee grounds and egg shells
to the garden
as needed.
no error

Question

The following sentence may have an error in grammar or usage. Parts of the sentence are underlined. Choose the underlined part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose no error.

Compost leaves with coffee grounds and egg shells and add the compost to the garden as needed.

with coffee grounds and egg shells
       to the garden
       as needed.
       no error

anonymous · Answer

underlined: the coffee grounds and egg, to the garden,  as needed

garnet · Answer

no error

garnet · Answer

Perhaps you want to know why? The sentence is imperative: the first 'compost' is acting as a verb; the second is acting as noun.

anonymous · Answer

There is no error with the underlined parts, but it could use a comma here...
..."egg shells, and add the compost..."