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:
132 comments Page 5 of 14.
Sangavee pm said:
1 decade ago
"got drowned " is a single verb. How can it be treated as double past tense ? Can anybody explain it please?
Surendra said:
1 decade ago
Drown is used for living things.
Sink is used for nonliving things.
Eg:
Ships sink, people or animals drown.
Sink is used for nonliving things.
Eg:
Ships sink, people or animals drown.
Sushant said:
1 decade ago
Its the concept of living and non living things.
Sink is a better option.
There is no question of "got".
Sink is a better option.
There is no question of "got".
Ronak said:
9 years ago
No need use two verbs and drowned mean's air fly and the second verb used so I think should be answer (c).
Caroline said:
8 years ago
"drowned" means suffocating under water and dying and were as "Sink" is the act of submerging under water.
Habib said:
9 years ago
The boat sank, 15 passengers drowned. So sank used for object and drown used for suffocating any person.
Amit said:
7 years ago
The Word drown in water is used for the living beings. Sink in water is used for the non living things.
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)
Ravui said:
2 decades ago
Harsha explained difference between drowned and sank. So the sentence is wrong with the word drowned.
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 ?
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