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)

An Indian ship
laden with merchandise
got drowned in the Pacific Ocean.
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
sank in the Pacific Ocean
Discussion:
129 comments Page 12 of 13.

Mahesh bothale said:   1 decade ago
In the above sentence there is no subject start sentence is ther directly start main verb i m right ?

Anand said:   1 decade ago
"got drowned " consecutive past form of the verb .
also mention by Sasmita.Double past tense in the same sentence is not correct.

Dilip said:   1 decade ago
Yes, Now My Doubt has been cleared. .
Thanks Guys

Sasmita said:   1 decade ago
Double past tense in the same sentence is not correct.

S.NAGARAJAN said:   1 decade ago
Thank you friends for all your valuable explanations

Priya.M.S said:   1 decade ago
I agree rajendra talari. He is absolutely correct.

RRCSeval said:   1 decade ago
Thank you for the explanation.

Tariq Rasool said:   1 decade ago
thank you for the explanation

Rajendar Talari said:   1 decade ago
drowned means "To kill by submerging and suffocating in water" here for this sentence sank suits more correct ..//

Irshad said:   1 decade ago
A ship can sink. Only a person (or an animal) can drown.


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