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)

I have got
my M.Sc. degree
in 1988.
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
I got
Discussion:
77 comments Page 3 of 8.

Random said:   1 decade ago
I have and I got means the same thing.

Arshad said:   1 decade ago
Simple past sentence uses time frame whereas present perfect is not.

Swetha said:   1 decade ago
So if the year is mentioned it will 'got' but not 'have got'. Is this correct?

Rahul said:   1 decade ago
Why had got is not the answer?

Sreelatha said:   1 decade ago
As in sentence time reference is there (1988), we should use simple past.

If there is no time reference both "I have got" and "I got" are correct.

Amara said:   1 decade ago
In above sentence he mentioned with respect to time so "I got" correct answer.

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.

Vijaysimha said:   1 decade ago
Have is always used in present tense friends.

Asha said:   1 decade ago
Have got is present perfect which needs immediate finishing or usage of since or for otherwise its simple past.

Debajyoti said:   1 decade ago
Can anyone specify the error here?

Your valuable information is important to me, logic of the answer should be present.


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