Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 2)
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).
2.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
sank in the Pacific Ocean
Discussion:
131 comments Page 1 of 14.
Rohit said:
1 decade ago
According to the Merriam Webster English Dictionary: drown means- "to die by being underwater too long and unable to breathe". As only living things can breathe, it can be deduced that drown or drowned (simple past of drown) is only used for the living things. Therefore the word sank is used in the correct sentence.
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Neeraj said:
7 years ago
Drown means that you die because you get too much liquid of some kind in your lungs. Normally, this means you sink in water, try to inhale it, and die that way. Also, if something is not alive or doesn't breathe air, it cannot drown, but it can sink. Fish and ships can both sink, but they can't drown.
Nav said:
1 decade ago
According to the Merriam Webster English Dictionary: drown means- "to die by being underwater too long and unable to breathe". As only living things can breathe, it can be deduced that drown or drowned (simple past of drown) is only used for the living things. Therefore the word sank is uice.
Vishnu said:
10 years ago
1. Drown --to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
2. Sink --to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom.
2. Sink --to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom.
Rakesh Kumar said:
1 decade ago
I think there is mistake in the drowned as per verb it may be ....
1st form 2nd. 3rd
Drow Drew. Drawn
Here in sentence C (ed) is uncessarialy used
1st form 2nd. 3rd
Drow Drew. Drawn
Here in sentence C (ed) is uncessarialy used
Ayush Gupta said:
1 month ago
Correct answer: An Indian ship laden with merchandise sank in the Pacific Ocean.
The words sink and drown have the same meaning but different usage.
Sink-sank-sunk is used for non-living things.
Drown-drowned-drowned is used for living things.
The words sink and drown have the same meaning but different usage.
Sink-sank-sunk is used for non-living things.
Drown-drowned-drowned is used for living things.
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Anurag said:
1 decade ago
The word "Got" is used here to explain correctly that ship is drowned.
Without the word "got" we get some type of confusion that ship drowns or is drowned.
I think sank word is more accurate here because it removes this confusion more easily.
Without the word "got" we get some type of confusion that ship drowns or is drowned.
I think sank word is more accurate here because it removes this confusion more easily.
Shikha said:
3 years ago
'sank in the Pacific Ocean' as sank is used when an object thrown in water weighs more than the water it displaces, it sinks down.
So, we can have a sinking ship, a sunk boat, a sunk box etc. Drown means suffocating under water and dying.
So, we can have a sinking ship, a sunk boat, a sunk box etc. Drown means suffocating under water and dying.
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Priyanka said:
8 years ago
Basically, drown is the act of getting suffocated by water. Whereas sink just means falling in the water. Here ship definitely will not get suffocated by the water. Right?
So sank is used here. Fish and ship both will sink. Not drown.
So sank is used here. Fish and ship both will sink. Not drown.
MOHD SULTAN said:
3 years ago
The verbs 'Sink and Drown' have the meaning same but the usages are different.
Sink (Second & Third forms: sank, sunk) is used for non-living things.
Drown (Second & Third forms: drowned, drowned) is used for living things.
Sink (Second & Third forms: sank, sunk) is used for non-living things.
Drown (Second & Third forms: drowned, drowned) is used for living things.
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