Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 8)
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).
8.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
I got
Discussion:
77 comments Page 1 of 8.
SUBINEET ROY said:
8 years ago
I have got is present perfect tense. And present perfect is used to denote the near past, i.e. something which happened just recently eg. I have completed my breakfast an hour ago. (which is just 1hr back so fresh enough to use present perfect) But in case of this sentence, it is a long ago issue of 1988 so simple past tense needs to be used thus option A is wrong and got instead should be used.
(3)
SHIVAM GARG said:
9 years ago
Where do we use Past tense?- The action was completed at some point in the past that no longer touches the present.
Present perfect- The perfect is the just the opposite:it emphasizes the on-going connection between the past and the present.
And in this question, that event no longer touches the present that's why we are using past tense instead of present perfect.
Present perfect- The perfect is the just the opposite:it emphasizes the on-going connection between the past and the present.
And in this question, that event no longer touches the present that's why we are using past tense instead of present perfect.
Sree Chandana said:
1 decade ago
I have got is used for the things which we have completed recently but in the context it is clearly mentioned that it was happened in 1988.
So we must not use have here because it was completed long back but not recently. May hope you understand.
So we must not use have here because it was completed long back but not recently. May hope you understand.
Sonu Gupta said:
1 decade ago
I think both A and B is wrong here as in fist stmt we have to use "I got" very easy to understand....
But in second stmt. we have to use the article before M.Sc. as per the articles rule....
But in second stmt. we have to use the article before M.Sc. as per the articles rule....
RISHIKA CHATARJEA said:
2 years ago
I had got would be it, If we are talking in Past Tense Sense.
I have got would be it, If we are talking in Present Perfect Sense.
I got would be it, If we are talking in Simple Present Tense Sense.
I have got would be it, If we are talking in Present Perfect Sense.
I got would be it, If we are talking in Simple Present Tense Sense.
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Subramanyam said:
9 years ago
'I got' is correct. It is in simple past.
If we say 'I have got' we are saying that we just now received, may be an instance before.
Example: I have had my lunch. Here 'had' represents simple past.
If we say 'I have got' we are saying that we just now received, may be an instance before.
Example: I have had my lunch. Here 'had' represents simple past.
Yogabinnu said:
9 years ago
According to grammar rules we should use "I got "only because he mentioned in the sentence, time (in 1998).
So it is simple past. SUB+V2 only.
The correct sentence is I GOT MY DEGREE IN 1988.
So it is simple past. SUB+V2 only.
The correct sentence is I GOT MY DEGREE IN 1988.
Vikas said:
1 decade ago
Present perfect tense --> use it when the work started from the past and it affect you till today.
I have got my M.Sc. degree in 1988 means you are getting this degree from 1988 to 2012.
I have got my M.Sc. degree in 1988 means you are getting this degree from 1988 to 2012.
Priya said:
1 decade ago
'I got' seems most appropriate. Although 'I have got' is not incorrect as it represents possession, but using 'I have got' is considered as an Informal way of using English language.
Priyanka said:
1 decade ago
When year is mentioned in a sentence, it means it is a simple pastence. So we used" I got. ". For example if year is not mentioned. Sentence like. ". I have got my degree. ".
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