Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 12)
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).
12.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
sweeter
Discussion:
77 comments Page 2 of 8.
Srinivasan said:
8 years ago
More sweet, or sweeter.
'More' is already a comparative term, 'sweet' is the quality, and 'sweeter' is a comparative term of the quality sweet.
Hence, 'more sweeter' is wrong grammar.
'More' is already a comparative term, 'sweet' is the quality, and 'sweeter' is a comparative term of the quality sweet.
Hence, 'more sweeter' is wrong grammar.
Pankaj jangra said:
1 decade ago
More sweet is right in my opinion because smell is a verb relating to the five senses hence verb will be qualified by an adjective not by an adverb so I think ''more sweetly'' is right.
Rashu said:
9 years ago
Two comparative words cannot be used together. So it can be either more sweet or sweeter but here we are comparing two things so sweeter is the best suitable option.
Parth said:
1 decade ago
Does seems more appropriate with the roses because it seems to be a third person when two people are discussing among themselves.
Please suggest if I'm Incorrect.
Please suggest if I'm Incorrect.
Vijay Lakshmi said:
6 years ago
I believe the error is in A as well as in B. In 'A' "let" can replace "do" and in B, 'sweeter' can replace "more sweetly"
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Smita said:
9 years ago
@Marcel.
Here the word smell is not an action but describes the state (the flower) so functions as an adjective thus sweetly is inappropriate.
Here the word smell is not an action but describes the state (the flower) so functions as an adjective thus sweetly is inappropriate.
Dhruv said:
1 decade ago
Well I don't know actually! When and why to use these positive, comparative and superlative things and how? What make it differ? Can you help?
Divya said:
1 decade ago
Do the roses in your garden smell sweeter than those in ours?
Here 'than' is used which is a comparative degree hence sweeter must be used.
Here 'than' is used which is a comparative degree hence sweeter must be used.
Darshan said:
1 decade ago
As per my knowledge.
Here sweet is adjective and 'more' is adverb.
According that degree for two object comparison 'sweet' become sweeter.
Here sweet is adjective and 'more' is adverb.
According that degree for two object comparison 'sweet' become sweeter.
RISHIKA CHATARJEA said:
2 years ago
Here, More sweeter is grammatically incorrect. It can either be more sweet or only sweeter. But, grammatically the correct one is Sweeter.
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