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 2 of 14.
Jagruti Sarode said:
4 years ago
The correct sentence is "The Indian ship laden with merchandise got drowned in the Pacific Ocean" it should be "The Indian Ship" not "An Indian".
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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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Machine said:
5 years ago
"the" is used with any noun when the meaning is specific. Here it is specific, that the ship is INDIAN.
(4)
Shruti shaw said:
7 months ago
I agree C is the right Answer.
(4)
Mithun das said:
4 years ago
Two finite verbs cannot be just posed in the same form. I think it's "gets" not "got".
(3)
Sanaha said:
4 months ago
I agree B is the correct answer.
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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 jha said:
7 years ago
The meaning of drown and sink is same and also both words are prepositional words. The drown used for any person any animal but ink is used for goods.
Eg:- Sohan drawn in river.
And the goods ship sank in sea.
Eg:- Sohan drawn in river.
And the goods ship sank in sea.
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Deepak said:
7 years ago
There should be the Indian ship.
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Tayek Tali said:
5 years ago
The correct sentence is "The Indian ship laden with merchandise got drowned in the Pacific Ocean".
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