Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 53)
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).
53.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
'how she could kill the wolf'
Discussion:
34 comments Page 1 of 4.
Chahat said:
7 years ago
@All.
I don't think that there is anything wrong with the sentence. "How could she kill the wolf" is grammatically correct. I had this checked with a couple of people and if at all there is an error in the sentence then it should've been in "single-handed and without a weapon" and not with "how could she kill the wolf".
I don't think that there is anything wrong with the sentence. "How could she kill the wolf" is grammatically correct. I had this checked with a couple of people and if at all there is an error in the sentence then it should've been in "single-handed and without a weapon" and not with "how could she kill the wolf".
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Shobha said:
9 years ago
Well, I think it's only a matter of NARRATION CHANGE. If it was "How can you (here a girl) kill the wolf?" Note the question mark in the end. So when we do narration change of the quoted line we get HOW SHE COULD KILL THE WOLF. And the '?' has been replaced by full stop (.).
Sam roy said:
1 decade ago
@Vertika.
Won't it be "everyone who visited the house asked the young girl how she could kill the wolf single handed and without a weapon".
OR
"everyone visiting the house is asking the young girl how she could kill the wolf single handed and without a weapon"?
Won't it be "everyone who visited the house asked the young girl how she could kill the wolf single handed and without a weapon".
OR
"everyone visiting the house is asking the young girl how she could kill the wolf single handed and without a weapon"?
Abhayraj SN said:
9 years ago
I think, the difference b/w HOW SHE COULD and HOW COULD SHE is due to grammatical form DIRECT and INDIRECT SPEECH.
"How COULD SHE know?" I inquired. --->>>>>>> I inquired how SHE COULD know?
Anyone suggest or correct me.
"How COULD SHE know?" I inquired. --->>>>>>> I inquired how SHE COULD know?
Anyone suggest or correct me.
SvenL said:
2 years ago
C is WRONG. The word "single-handed" functions as an adverb and not an adjective because it pertains to how she "kill the wolf". So it must be in the adverb form "single-handedly".
Correction: single-handedly and without a weapon.
Correction: single-handedly and without a weapon.
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Tony Sylvestor said:
1 decade ago
"How could she" is like asking about the plan of killing the Wolf.
"How she could" is like "Wondering!" how she did it. And it totally fits in to it.
The answer B is correct.
"How she could" is like "Wondering!" how she did it. And it totally fits in to it.
The answer B is correct.
Vishal choudhary said:
9 years ago
"killed the wolf" verb and we need adverb single handed to modify it ;) maybe or single is adjective and handed is an adverb modifying an adjective (single).
Arka De said:
1 decade ago
But what about this sentence...
"how are you today?"
we are not writing like this...
"how you are today?"
any clue??
"how are you today?"
we are not writing like this...
"how you are today?"
any clue??
Kalam said:
5 years ago
Why is it not like "How could she kill the wolf", because they are asking a question which should be in the interrogative form?
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Saurabh said:
1 decade ago
Exactly @Tony.
However there can be a lot of answers but we need to select the one which is the most appropriate which is B.
However there can be a lot of answers but we need to select the one which is the most appropriate which is B.
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