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 3 of 6.
Abhiram said:
1 decade ago
Every citizen here represents a single citizen, so it is better to use his instead of their.
Boopathi R.M.R. said:
1 decade ago
"Citizen" is a common noun referring to both male and female. It is not a neuter gender. B is the right answer because "hardly" in English gives negative sense. If one says "I work hardly", it means the person does not work. The word "hard" gives the positive / affirmative meaning. "Every citizen" is a singular subject, which needs a singular pronoun --- his or her.
Sumanth geras said:
1 decade ago
I worked hard so I got first rank.
Here hardly refers that I worked hard isn't.
Here hardly refers that I worked hard isn't.
Roma said:
1 decade ago
I remember just a glimpse that we used to separate word means which word is masculinity or femininity don't know exactly but it was there really so maybe citizen is a masculine word so his may have been used.
Manish said:
1 decade ago
Here it is used for duty not for citizen. Am I right or not?
Avlon Frost said:
1 decade ago
Hardly won gives the sentence a different meaning. But it still makes sense.
Sravani said:
1 decade ago
Thank you everyone for clearing my doubt.
Sayantan said:
1 decade ago
Can't we say, it is the utmost duty of every citizen to defend the hardly-won freedom of the country.
Mohammed said:
1 decade ago
Why not only "to do utmost"?
Debajyoti said:
1 decade ago
Hardly is used in the sense of negative so it is adjective it should be hard-won.
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