Question
Download Solution PDFDirections: 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.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'has repeated asked him' i.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.
Hinglish
- 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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