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)

According to the Bible
it is meek and humble
who shall inherit the earth.
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
it is the meek and the humble
Discussion:
101 comments Page 7 of 11.

Ayushi said:   9 years ago
Meek and humble is not specific that's why use of "the" is wrong.

Kewal kumar said:   1 decade ago
The Meek And The Humble describe the particular group of people.

Phani said:   1 decade ago
It describes a person the answer like this The meek and humble.

Aryan said:   1 decade ago
Look carefully there is no use of "the" before meek and humble.

Sonam said:   1 decade ago
Because 'The' is used in front of well known names and country.

Rajesh said:   1 decade ago
Since meek and humble refer to group of people ...the is used.

Shashank said:   10 years ago
As meek and humble represents the quality, the should be used.

Priyanka said:   9 years ago
I don't understand why we should use 'THE'. Please explain me.

Chandra babu said:   5 years ago
In such a case, the definite article is used before the noun.
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Gurunatham said:   1 decade ago
Its a parallelism the bible follows the meek and the humble.


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