Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 63)
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).


63.

(solve as per the direction given above)

Regretfully, profits earned by your company
fell by 20 per cent last year
despite higher sales.
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Regrettably, profits earned by your company
Discussion:
18 comments Page 1 of 2.

Salman Danish said:   4 years ago
"Regrettable" describes a situation, "regretfully" describes the feelings of the person who caused it.
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Kedar mule said:   5 years ago
I think here, It must be profit not profits.
(1)

Naz said:   6 years ago
Guys, @Ujjval is right,regretfully-full of (regret), regrettably-regret (is), regretful, yes Its (fully)regretting, regrettably, wit regret.

Priyadharshini said:   7 years ago
Why it's not regrettably and, why it is regretfully?

Soumik said:   8 years ago
Won't it be 'since' last year?

Ujjval said:   9 years ago
Choose Your Words.

Regrettably/regretfully.

Regrettably is used when something's a bummer, but it's not necessarily your fault.

Regretfully is when you're full of regret, like if you decided to stay home and your friends saw your crush at the dance.

Asmara said:   1 decade ago
I think profit should replace profits.

Jason said:   1 decade ago
PROFIT should replace PROFITS.

As we are comparing overall profit of the company with last year.

RAVI said:   1 decade ago
But I have one more doubt that is "Why article the is not inserted before Indian statistical Institute"?

Bhavesh Anand said:   1 decade ago
"Fell down by twenty percents" sounds better.


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