Verbal Ability - Sentence Correction - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Sentence Correction - Section 1 (Q.No. 6)
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.
6.
I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident - my behaviour is speaking itself.
Discussion:
36 comments Page 1 of 4.
Maggi said:
1 decade ago
Speak about something/somebody means to mention or discuss someone or something. Speak for something means to argue or testify for someone or something.
- so if a teacher is lecturing on life on moon - you can say - teacher is speaking about (and not speak for) the presence of water on moon. However, she can speak for students to principal to build a new library.
- so if a teacher is lecturing on life on moon - you can say - teacher is speaking about (and not speak for) the presence of water on moon. However, she can speak for students to principal to build a new library.
Mounika Rayaprolu said:
7 years ago
The sentence is in present perfect tense as the action was just completed. And the connecting sentence is which is describing the previous sentence is in present continuous tense. But the action has already completed so there is no point in continuing it. So, speaking should be replaced with speaks.
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ILIAS PATHAN said:
9 years ago
Here "Speak for itself/themselves" refers to showing something clearly that doesn't need any explanation to make clear. But "Speak about something/someone" refers to talking about sth/sb. Hence option-B is the best choice.
Rakesh said:
1 decade ago
The sentence is simple present, so never use any option that is related to past, future / even present continuous. "speaks for iself" is simple present and the right option than "speak about itself".
Rishitha said:
7 years ago
It's just a subject verb agreement.
And when you speak about a particular incident we just have to make sure that it speaks or for it and that's how it says that?
---speak for itself.
And when you speak about a particular incident we just have to make sure that it speaks or for it and that's how it says that?
---speak for itself.
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Kamal said:
1 decade ago
The were started from present tense so that rule of tense says this which sentences start to whom it may concern, we will end the sentence as a same tense.
Jagdish said:
9 years ago
"speak for itself" to be so evident that no further comment is necessary.
"speak about someone or something" to mention or discuss someone or something.
"speak about someone or something" to mention or discuss someone or something.
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Avinash said:
10 years ago
First part of the sentence is is simple past tense, hence in the second part of the sentence we can't used -ing verb form.
Tongi govt college from rabbani said:
1 decade ago
My behaviour is subject that is noun phrase and this subject is singular so we can use speaks it is best choice.
Pinto Roy said:
7 years ago
SVA is the only reason here.
I think answer B & D both are correct but for more accuracy B is correct.
I think answer B & D both are correct but for more accuracy B is correct.
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