Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 163)
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).
163.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
how to play
Discussion:
19 comments Page 1 of 2.
Sakthy said:
1 decade ago
Obviously its right "how to play".
Muhammad Raees said:
1 decade ago
How to is a question and to play is normal word.........how it is false
Priya said:
1 decade ago
Why cant it be : do you know to play guitar?
MD. YOUSUF said:
1 decade ago
We should remember that tests on English Language are generally designed to test the knowledge of written English and not the colloquial English. In written English the correct sentence is ----- Do you know how to play guitar? It is a different matter how you speak while talking to somebody.
Vidya Ramesh said:
1 decade ago
@Md.yousuf:
Yeah but may i know about option-c since i feel that "Do u know how to play guitar?" makes better sense when compared to "do u know how to play the guitar?"
Yeah but may i know about option-c since i feel that "Do u know how to play guitar?" makes better sense when compared to "do u know how to play the guitar?"
Dhairya lakhera said:
1 decade ago
"Do you know how to play the guitar?" is right...
i expect to get a prize.
//here "to get a prize" is noun phrase
i expect that i shall get a prize.
// here "that i shall get a prize" is noun clause.
Similarly "how to play" is noun clause and "to play" is a noun phrase which is replacing the noun clause.
i expect to get a prize.
//here "to get a prize" is noun phrase
i expect that i shall get a prize.
// here "that i shall get a prize" is noun clause.
Similarly "how to play" is noun clause and "to play" is a noun phrase which is replacing the noun clause.
Avinash said:
1 decade ago
Can't the "how" come with the option (A), the answer is ridiculous!!
Jaswinder said:
1 decade ago
It is a better sense do you know how to play to guitar?
Vishal said:
1 decade ago
I think it should be option (C) , because 'do you know to play guitar' makes more sense. Ultimately, it is the widely spoken style that should be accepted as correct usage going by Norman Lewis.
Kartikeya said:
1 decade ago
I think the problem here is because of "the". Definite article should be used when we refer to a specific object in the context already known. Since here, we are using in general sense, "the" should be dropped.
(1)
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