Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 39)
Directions to Solve

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).


39.

(solve as per the direction given above)

The thief broke in the
house at the
dead of night
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The thief broke into the
Discussion:
18 comments Page 1 of 2.

Puja said:   8 years ago
@Divyalakshmi Yuvraj @Rakesh Ranjan Thakur.


If something is for permanent it is static.
ex: Lions live in the jungle

If something is for temporary it is dynamic in nature
ex: A boy fell into the well.
(3)

Rakesh ranjan thakur said:   1 decade ago
If something is movable then we use into and if it's static then we use into.

eg: A boy fallen into the well. (moveable i.e boy is in motion).

Lions live in jungle. (static).

Iram said:   2 years ago
IN is used to indicate a location where someone is already situated. Eg. He is in the house.

INTO is used to indicate movement towards a location Eg. He went into the house.
(1)

Sanket said:   1 decade ago
Idiom is 'In the dead of night' not 'at the..'.

Break into is correct as it required direct object which is 'The house' and 'Break in' is used by itself.

[H] said:   1 decade ago
The phrase is "in the dead of night"

The sentence should be - The thief broke into the house in the dead of night.

Rahul Jain said:   1 decade ago
"Dead of Night" is an idiom so it can't be "Dead of the Night" as an idiom is a predefined phrase.

Dhivyalakshmi yuvaraj said:   1 decade ago
Please explain the answer. @Rakesh ranjan thank you.

You had mentioned some examples. But I can't get you.

Shakil said:   1 decade ago
@vertika:

How can we use house "at" the dead of night(can we use "at" there)

Pradnya said:   9 years ago
"in the" dead of the night should be the sentence. Hence option B should be the answer.

Eisha said:   2 months ago
In is used for static state, and into is used for dynamic or temporary moving state.


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