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Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 7)
Spotting Errors
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).

7.

(solve as per the direction given above)

One of the members
expressed doubt if
the Minister was an atheist.
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
expressed doubt that
Discussion:
80 comments Page 3 of 8.
Anonymous said:   9 years ago
@ALL.

Since there is already "express-ed" is used there is no need of doubted.
Ishita vyas said:   1 decade ago
I don't understand what is the problem with "IF". And why "About" has been used ?
Ramya.k said:   9 years ago
Here A is the correct answer. Then how B?
Pravin said:   9 years ago
Guy's if we're using whether then it should be an atheist or not?
Babar said:   9 years ago
Great @Aayam.
Shreya said:   9 years ago
Why use of "if"? it is not proper here.
Raj KM said:   8 years ago
Why "the Minister were an atheist"? Can anyone please explain in detail?
Sarah said:   1 decade ago
Here using "if" is wrong. Because If we are using any sentence with "if", it should be followed with some other subordinate clause.
Example: If i am a minister, I ll be doing this.
If i had 1 crore, i would have buy this house.
So using 'whether' is correct.
Divya said:   1 decade ago
This sentence is in indirect speech. If is used mainly for interrogative sentences. So here expressed should be followed by that.
B.k said:   8 years ago
We use if/whether after doubt in affirmative sentence.

And we use that in negative sentence.

Here athiest is a word which has negative sense so "that" is used.
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