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:
78 comments Page 3 of 8.
LOGIC said:
1 decade ago
@Unmesh.
The smell can be sweet it's not a taste its sweet feeling.
The smell can be sweet it's not a taste its sweet feeling.
Ekta said:
1 decade ago
I think it is "more sweet" not sweeter.
UNMESH said:
1 decade ago
Smell can not be feel sweet.
Ganga said:
1 decade ago
Good discussion going. Thank you guys. I am getting knowledge about sentence correction.
Samay said:
1 decade ago
I think its 'b' but 'better' would be better.
Marcel said:
9 years ago
I think answer D is correct. Your roses are SWEETER than mine. Your roses smell MORE SWEETLY than mine. With the verb be, you use "sweet, sweeter, the sweetest". With other verbs (such as to smell) , you use "sweetly, more sweetly, most sweetly".
Coloquially, you can say "the roses smell sweeter", but grammatically correct would be "the roses smell more sweetly".
Coloquially, you can say "the roses smell sweeter", but grammatically correct would be "the roses smell more sweetly".
Nakul paul said:
9 years ago
Sweeter is the correct answer.
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.
Rupesh said:
9 years ago
Shouldn't it be more sweet than more sweeter.
Srinivasan said:
9 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.
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