Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion

@ Dhairya Lakhera - Your point is valid and the correct answer should be option 'C' . In option B the Noun clause is replaced by a Noun phrase and it is perfectly fine.

Example:

Do you know English - correct
Do you know how to make out - correct
DO you know to count beans - correct

@ Kartikeya - Your point is logical except, for referring a general object we should use 'a'

The correct sentance should be:

1- Do you know how to play a guitar?

Or

2- Do you know to play a guitar?

Hope this helps.

"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.

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.

I totally agree with @Akash and I think option C must be the correct answer here, as we are referring to a common/general object therefore must use 'a guitar' instead of 'the guitar'.

Hence the answer: Do you know to play a guitar?

Absolutely. C must be the correct option. We cannot play THE Guitar. We play Guitar. It is simply because we cannot know THE English, but we can know English. And I don't know what's the problem with PLAY (Option B).

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.

A GUITAR!

To play/ how to play A GUITAR.

Difference between written and spoken language. I think the correct answer should be C.

The above explanations given Dhairya and Akash make complete sense.

@ Avinash.

Considering the clause 'How to play. ' can simplify this. It has been promoted to the main clause from subordinate clause so the 'how', with a gut feeling, will better suit in that clause.

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.

@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?"