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 3 of 8.
Ekta said:
10 years ago
I think it is "more sweet" not sweeter.
UNMESH said:
10 years ago
Smell can not be feel sweet.
Ganga said:
10 years 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.
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.
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:
8 years ago
Shouldn't it be more sweet than more sweeter.
Kar said:
1 decade ago
It can't be sweeter.
Sweeter can be used when there is a comparison between two things. In this sentences fragrance of garden is comparing with all. So I think Superlative degree should be used.
Sweeter can be used when there is a comparison between two things. In this sentences fragrance of garden is comparing with all. So I think Superlative degree should be used.
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