Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 11)
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).
11.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
it is the meek and the humble
Discussion:
101 comments Page 3 of 11.
Abhinav said:
1 decade ago
I think here meek and humble refers to a specific group of people which are taken as unique in this sentence and the is used before any thing which is unique like 'the sun' that's why the is used here.
Sudha said:
1 decade ago
Why we should use "the" before meek and humble ?
Raj said:
1 decade ago
But how we will know that meek and humble are a specific group of people from that sentence?
Gayathri said:
1 decade ago
Why we have to use "the" before meek and humble ?
Obaidullah Sayeed said:
1 decade ago
Here 'the meek' and 'the humble' describes a particular category of people which means that the person who is either 'meek' or 'humble' can inherit the earth.
Now secondly I would like to clear that "the meek and humble" is also correct which specifies that 'the person who is meek as well as humble can inherit the earth.
Now secondly I would like to clear that "the meek and humble" is also correct which specifies that 'the person who is meek as well as humble can inherit the earth.
Kusum said:
1 decade ago
Here the is use before MEEK and HUMBLE because in this sentence it is talking about A PARTICULAR PERSON. WHO IS MEEK AND HUMBLE IS INHERIT. Not for all other group of people. As we know we use THE before a particular person, thing etc.
Manoj said:
1 decade ago
"who" is the wrong word after adding "the". It does not specify a person.
Yohannan said:
1 decade ago
'meek' and 'humble' refers to a particular class of people and hence 'the' is used.
Andrew said:
1 decade ago
As per bible meek and humble are unique thing and when we want to refer unique thing it should be preceded by an article "the".
Santosh said:
1 decade ago
Meek and humble represents characters.
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