Directions: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.

Deepu’s mother / has repeated asked him / to lower the volume / of his mobile.

  1. Deepu’s mother
  2. has repeated asked him
  3. of his mobile
  4. to lower the volume
  5. Not Attempted

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Option 2 : has repeated asked him
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The correct answer is 'has repeated asked himi.e. this part of the sentence has an error.

Key Points

  • In the given sentence, the use of the verb 'repeated' in place of an adverb is incorrect.
  • The given sentence is in the present perfect tense.
  • In present perfect structures, the adverbs must be placed just before the main verb in participle form.
  • The adverb 'repeatedly' should be used in place of the verb 'repeated'.
  • The adverb 'repeatedly' means over and over again; constantly.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Correct sentence: Deepu’s mother has repeatedly asked him to lower the volume of his mobile.

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  • दिए गए वाक्य में adverb के स्थान पर verb 'repeated' का प्रयोग गलत है।
  • दिया गया वाक्य present perfect tense ​​में है।
  • Present perfect structures में, adverbs को main verb से ठीक पहले रखा जाना चाहिए
  • क्रिया 'repeated' के स्थान पर 'repeatedly' क्रियाविशेषण का प्रयोग करना चाहिए।
  • क्रियाविशेषण 'repeatedly' का अर्थ है बार-बार; निरंतर।
     

अत: सही उत्तर विकल्प 2 है।

सही वाक्य: Deepu’s mother has repeatedly asked him to lower the volume of his mobile.

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