Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
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).
1.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
We discussed the problem so thoroughly
Discussion:
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Lami said:
4 years ago
Problem here is not specific, I mean what kind of problem is it?
They didn't mention the specific problem, it seems like an examination problem but what types of problem, reading issue, studying the issue, or maybe some other issues. We don't know the specifics problem that why using the article "the" in the sentence is incorrect. We should use the article "a" instead of "the".
They didn't mention the specific problem, it seems like an examination problem but what types of problem, reading issue, studying the issue, or maybe some other issues. We don't know the specifics problem that why using the article "the" in the sentence is incorrect. We should use the article "a" instead of "the".
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Jegan said:
1 decade ago
Hi the option is A is correct. Since revert back, discussing about etc are commonly called as "Indianism" in corporates ( as i am working in that). It like repeating twice time and commonly used in indian english.
As in the example "revert back the email", here revert the email simply does the meaning. However revert and back gives most similar meanings.
As in the example "revert back the email", here revert the email simply does the meaning. However revert and back gives most similar meanings.
Abhi said:
1 decade ago
If you guys notice the options carefully you can see that the first three options constitutes one complete sentence. So the correct sentence would be "We discussed the problem so thoroughly on the eve of the examination that I found it very easy to work it out.".
Therefore "about" is totally not required whereas "so" is required which makes the first option incorrect.
Therefore "about" is totally not required whereas "so" is required which makes the first option incorrect.
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G Harishankarvel said:
1 year ago
The grammatical error in the sentence "We discussed the problem so thoroughly" is the use of "about. ".
Here's the correction:
Original: We discussed about problem so thoroughly.
Corrected: We discussed the problem so thoroughly.
In English, the verb "discuss" typically takes the direct object of the thing being discussed, not "about" followed by the object.
Here's the correction:
Original: We discussed about problem so thoroughly.
Corrected: We discussed the problem so thoroughly.
In English, the verb "discuss" typically takes the direct object of the thing being discussed, not "about" followed by the object.
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Gora launda said:
1 year ago
The grammatical error in the sentence "We discussed the problem so thoroughly" is the use of "about. ".
Here's the correction:
Original: We discussed the problem so thoroughly.
Corrected: We discussed the problem so thoroughly.
In English, the verb "discuss" typically takes the direct object of the thing being discussed, not "about" followed by the object.
Here's the correction:
Original: We discussed the problem so thoroughly.
Corrected: We discussed the problem so thoroughly.
In English, the verb "discuss" typically takes the direct object of the thing being discussed, not "about" followed by the object.
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Suman said:
3 years ago
The word "discuss" is usually used when talking about a topic in general. The actual meaning of "discuss' is "talk about". The usage of the word about after Discuss is redundant or unnecessary. Hence "Discuss about" is incorrect. You can also use talk about in place of Discuss.
That's why Option A is correct.
That's why Option A is correct.
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Iftikhar hussain said:
1 decade ago
Can any one tell me all the grammatical rules & their exceptions used to solve out these types of questions. I really need help B'coz I don't know any of the such rules & their corresponding exceptions used in english grammer. Reply soon. Waiting.
Rabinarayan said:
4 years ago
We use "about" after "discussion" for example we had a long discussion about the problem.
But when we write"discuss", we don't use "about" after it.
For example: we discussed the problem.
Trick is : a discussion about something to discuss something.
But when we write"discuss", we don't use "about" after it.
For example: we discussed the problem.
Trick is : a discussion about something to discuss something.
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Kamalakar Y said:
10 years ago
Keeping 'so' in the sentence is correct. The Full sentence is "We discussed the problem so thoroughly on the eve of the examination that I found it very easy to work it out" This is regarding "SO THAT" usage. Hence, A is correct answer.
Karthik said:
1 decade ago
So, about and thoroughly is common in this sentence, but we concentrated problem of eve exam checking which one method is good.
In this all are not found the solution anyone given then 'I' must or about doesn't come before 'discuss'.
In this all are not found the solution anyone given then 'I' must or about doesn't come before 'discuss'.
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