Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 19)
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).
19.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
to defend the hard-won
Discussion:
56 comments Page 2 of 6.
Dravid_R said:
7 years ago
Thanks for the explanation @Vertika.
Alok said:
8 years ago
Hardly won means it wasn't won.
Divi said:
8 years ago
They are natural genders, In English we don't use gender pronouns like in French but we address soft and natural things for example for motherland, ship and nature we use feminine terms.
Samudhata said:
8 years ago
When gender is not mentioned, here citizen, we can use her, his or both (his or her) but when we write like this, it appears poor constructions so it is advisable to rewrite the sentence.
Aadesh said:
8 years ago
The word hard has the relation with freedom which is a noun. If we write hardly then we are connecting it with the verb.
Ashish said:
8 years ago
Hardly is adverb and hard is verb.
Sidhu said:
8 years ago
Someplace where gender not clear genrally we pretend as masculine.
Ashish said:
8 years ago
"It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost".
When gender is not mentioned for the noun, one should always use the pronoun 'he'. Preference is always given for the male pronouns when the Gender of the Noun is not mentioned in the sentence.
When gender is not mentioned for the noun, one should always use the pronoun 'he'. Preference is always given for the male pronouns when the Gender of the Noun is not mentioned in the sentence.
Anand said:
9 years ago
Freedom is a noun so we should use an adjective to modify this not an adverb. "Hard-won" is adjective and "Hardly-won" is an adverb.
Inm said:
9 years ago
There is no word like "hardly-won" but "hard-won" exist in the dictionary, which is an adjective.
According to Cambridge dictionary:
If something is hard-won, it was only achieved after a lot of effort.
Example: A hard-won battle.
According to Cambridge dictionary:
If something is hard-won, it was only achieved after a lot of effort.
Example: A hard-won battle.
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