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 13 of 13.

Ravui said:   1 decade ago
Harsha explained difference between drowned and sank. So the sentence is wrong with the word drowned.

Shruthi.G.K. said:   1 decade ago
"An indian ship laden with merchandise drowned in the Pacific ocean..." can anyone tell me whether this statement is correct..?

Sundar said:   1 decade ago
Ship is a non-living thing.

Mohan said:   1 decade ago
In the above sentence they haven't specified the object is living or non living thing.

Ujwala said:   1 decade ago
How can one know that the drowned thing is a living or non living thing from the sentence?

Rajesh said:   1 decade ago
I don't get the correct explanation, Can anyone give me ?

GURUPRASATH said:   1 decade ago
"drowned" means submerging into the water..
"sank" means pass through or penetrate into water..so i think the difference lies in the usage of "got" before the word drowned..
am i correct?

Harsha said:   1 decade ago
Drowned is used for living things where as sink is used for objects.

Anv said:   1 decade ago
Why was that "drowned" wrong? It means same as "sank", is in't it?


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