Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 32)
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).
32.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
in doing it
Discussion:
34 comments Page 1 of 4.
Jamshaid said:
4 years ago
(A) "insisted" is the right word in this context when someone is stubborn and ignoring other's advice.
(6)
Vishal choudhary said:
1 decade ago
Persist in used with prepositions 'in' and 'with' (not always) and not with 'to'. So we use either persisted in or persisted with.
Now,
Persist in = to do something repeatedly without any intention to stop it.
Persist with = to continue the state of something.
(I got this after searching on google and referring to some standard foreign authors book) :)
Now,
Persist in = to do something repeatedly without any intention to stop it.
Persist with = to continue the state of something.
(I got this after searching on google and referring to some standard foreign authors book) :)
(3)
Aswathy Ajayakumar said:
6 years ago
After preposition we use "ing" Form of the verb. So persist in doing is correct.
(3)
Rohtash said:
10 years ago
Here you can see instead of inspite = in spite. So this is also wrong.
(1)
Anu Shibin said:
1 decade ago
The line must be written as is. You cannot change the order. But only the verbal error.
(1)
Sujit said:
1 decade ago
To do it is not incorrect but the correct form should be doing it as persisted defines here habit so, it is necessary to add ing in verb "DO".
(1)
Pintu Mondal said:
1 decade ago
@Alphin, Persisted could be followed by to/in/on/with etc. So your point may not be valid if this point is correct.
(1)
Thiru said:
1 decade ago
"persist" word must followed by gerund verb. It's a grammar rule.
(1)
ROHAN said:
1 decade ago
Can this be the correct form? " he was persistent to do it in spite of my advice".
(1)
Ali Ahsan Akter said:
9 years ago
He persisted in his silly ideas. (persist always follow 'in' but insist on).
(1)
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