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 5 of 6.
Dan-1 of pandemonium said:
1 decade ago
Hardly = almost not.
Hard = tough enough to get something.
Hardly, barely are one and the same.
Hard = tough enough to get something.
Hardly, barely are one and the same.
Maniratnam said:
1 decade ago
@ Vertika,thanks for the help.
Raj said:
1 decade ago
Why it can't be option A, citizen is a neutral gender so instead of his we can use "its" also
Gwen said:
1 decade ago
We always use first form of verb after "the" !
So hard is correct !
So hard is correct !
Tarun said:
1 decade ago
What about question of Spity?
Janaki said:
1 decade ago
Hardly means 'almostnot'. So, the use of hardly in this sentence will be inappropriate.
Pinky said:
1 decade ago
Hardly indicates a negative word. Defend itself is a negative word we can't use double negative words in one statement.
Neha said:
1 decade ago
Why we didn't use their instead of his?
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.
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