Verbal Ability - Sentence Correction - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Sentence Correction - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
Directions to Solve
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
1.
The small child does whatever his father was done.
Discussion:
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Salman raza said:
3 years ago
Whenever the 1st sentence is present simple then 2nd sentence always will be in the present perfect tense.
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Muntazir mehdi said:
3 years ago
The appropriate answer is "does" because;
1. Small child is in the learning process so he will do those actions which are present.
2. In this sentence habit is discussed so present simple should be used.
3. Father is third-person singular so we use does instead of doing.
1. Small child is in the learning process so he will do those actions which are present.
2. In this sentence habit is discussed so present simple should be used.
3. Father is third-person singular so we use does instead of doing.
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Amritesh said:
4 years ago
But I think more appropriate is "had done" instead of "does".
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NMK said:
5 years ago
Yes, I Agree @Shivshankar.
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Pronab Kumar mondal said:
5 years ago
Which is correct? Please explain.
Bala said:
6 years ago
I Agree @Abhay Karena.
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Zubair. said:
6 years ago
Here, the context is the habit of the child. Habitual action is expressed by simple present.
Gerard said:
7 years ago
Sort of parallelism, I think.
Since the first verb is "does", it's present tense, then the next should be also in present tense since both verbs are still in the same clause.
Since the first verb is "does", it's present tense, then the next should be also in present tense since both verbs are still in the same clause.
Abhay karena said:
7 years ago
This sentence belongs to simple present tense so does is replaced with was done.
Shivshankar said:
7 years ago
We are talking about the child in simple present tense, so the tense for father should also be simple present tense.
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