Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 3)
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).
3.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
'I could not put up at a hotel'
Discussion:
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Minty said:
1 year ago
I feel that the hotel means it comes inside but he didn't book the hotel for high expenditure.
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Ratul said:
4 years ago
I think there should be 'at the hotel'. Becouse, here we talk about a particular hotel. The charges cannot be exorbitant for all hotels.
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Machine said:
4 years ago
Here 'put up' is a phrasal verb so there is no need to segregate the meaning into two.
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Kanav said:
1 decade ago
Please explain with grammatical logic.
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Rashik Thakur said:
9 years ago
At shows stationary position or existing states while In shows movement. At is used for small places, town etc while In shows big places, towns, city, country etc. At is used for point of time while In is used for a period of time.
Examples:
1) She is at home. (Here at is used with home because home is stationary means it is not moving).
2) The train is in motion. (Here in is showing the moving state of train).
3) HPCA (Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association) stadium is at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. (Here at is used with Dharamsala because it is a small city while in is used with Himachal Pradesh because it is a big place).
4) The train will arrive at six in the morning ( Six: point of time, morning: period of time).
Other uses of At/In:
-> At is used for a precise time.
-> In is used for Months, Years, Centuries, Long Periods.
-> At is used for a point.
-> In is used for an enclosed space.
Examples:
1) She is at home. (Here at is used with home because home is stationary means it is not moving).
2) The train is in motion. (Here in is showing the moving state of train).
3) HPCA (Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association) stadium is at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. (Here at is used with Dharamsala because it is a small city while in is used with Himachal Pradesh because it is a big place).
4) The train will arrive at six in the morning ( Six: point of time, morning: period of time).
Other uses of At/In:
-> At is used for a precise time.
-> In is used for Months, Years, Centuries, Long Periods.
-> At is used for a point.
-> In is used for an enclosed space.
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Omkar Gurav. said:
5 years ago
I think 'I couldn't put up at a hotel' is the correct sentence.
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Mohit said:
5 years ago
It is very clear that "IN" is used for a large area but "AT" is used for exact location.
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Swaraj Nandi said:
4 years ago
Two prepositions can't be used at a time. i.e 'up' and 'at.
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Tamal bhattacharjee said:
1 decade ago
How could you put up at a hotel.
Aboli said:
1 decade ago
Wat is mean by "I could not put up at a hotel?" ?
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