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 3 of 4.
Debajyoti said:
1 decade ago
Persist, insist such type of words is always followed by gerund verb+ing so it should be in doing as persist takes the preposition in.
Sourabh kabade said:
10 years ago
This sentence is correct.
Please say me actual meaning of that sentence.
Please say me actual meaning of that sentence.
Chitra Yesodharan said:
9 years ago
Where/when to use the word "despite"? Please answer me.
Vishal choudhary said:
9 years 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) :)
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Sujit said:
9 years 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".
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Rohtash said:
9 years ago
Here you can see instead of inspite = in spite. So this is also wrong.
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Debalina said:
8 years ago
Here doing is using as a gerund. One can use gerund, that is verb+ing after preposition 'to'.
Ali Ahsan Akter said:
8 years ago
He persisted in his silly ideas. (persist always follow 'in' but insist on).
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Sudip said:
7 years ago
The solution is wrong. After "to" verb should be in simple form.
(1)
Aswathy Ajayakumar said:
5 years ago
After preposition we use "ing" Form of the verb. So persist in doing is correct.
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