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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Ashish said:
1 decade ago
Hello Everyone,
In - is used for places which are big.
At - is for small locations.
Please consider the above rule.
In - is used for places which are big.
At - is for small locations.
Please consider the above rule.
Luck said:
1 decade ago
Boarding and lodging is a singular word Hence answer C is right. We should use here was in the place of were.
Shruthi M N said:
1 decade ago
What is mean by "I could not put up at a hotel"?
Srividya said:
1 decade ago
In is used for big places (like cities, states... ) and at for the small places (like particular place related to the city). For example: I am staying at Ameerpet located in Hyderabad. Here ameerpet is one of the area in the hyderabad.
Anu said:
1 decade ago
Where we used in & at?
Please explain in detail manner.
I got so many confusion among all your explanations?
So please explain with appropriate examples.
Please explain in detail manner.
I got so many confusion among all your explanations?
So please explain with appropriate examples.
Yamini said:
1 decade ago
Using At, In, On Based on time:
At - is used for very specific period of time.
eg: At 3'o clock, At 6'o clock, at midnight, at noon...
On - using for one day or one date.
Eg: on monday, on friday, on new years day, on 25th, on 9th...
In - Wider period of time.
like moths, years, seasons, decades...
eg:I was born in summer, I was born in 1990...
Based on places:
At- specific location or Place
Eg- I live at #123 address, I'm at home,
I'm at rupa's home,
I'm at theater.
On- surface(horizontally and vertically) of the area.
Eg- I'm on the road (road is surface) .
My favorite show on TV is (Tv Screen is surface) .
In- something which is enclosed area.
I'm in school.
I'm in car.
I like to study in my bedroom.
If you have any doubt, you are free to ask.
At - is used for very specific period of time.
eg: At 3'o clock, At 6'o clock, at midnight, at noon...
On - using for one day or one date.
Eg: on monday, on friday, on new years day, on 25th, on 9th...
In - Wider period of time.
like moths, years, seasons, decades...
eg:I was born in summer, I was born in 1990...
Based on places:
At- specific location or Place
Eg- I live at #123 address, I'm at home,
I'm at rupa's home,
I'm at theater.
On- surface(horizontally and vertically) of the area.
Eg- I'm on the road (road is surface) .
My favorite show on TV is (Tv Screen is surface) .
In- something which is enclosed area.
I'm in school.
I'm in car.
I like to study in my bedroom.
If you have any doubt, you are free to ask.
Ujjawal said:
1 decade ago
Yamini, you said that 'in' is used for enclosed surface and I guess hotel is an enclosed surface. So by your concept "in a hotel" is a correct sentence? Can you please clear my doubt over this?
Prachi said:
1 decade ago
Can I use 'check in' in place of 'put up in'?
Aakash said:
1 decade ago
In- is use with big places and with inside the room or inside any object.
At -is used for small places.
At -is used for small places.
Tomendra said:
1 decade ago
I could not put up in a hotel because the boarding and lodging charges were exorbitant. In the whole sentence part "B" and "C" is correct but part "A" have some grammatical mistake. Part "A" will be "I could not put up at a hotel".
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