Verb Test-4

The correct option is C.
‘Blunt ’should be replaced by ‘bluntly ’

‘Manfully ’in place of ‘manly. Manly is an adjective while manfully is an adverb.

The error in the given sentence is in part B, "enough kind."
Explanation:
- The phrase "enough kind" is incorrect because the word "enough" is used to indicate sufficiency or adequacy, usually followed by a noun or adjective.
- In this case, "kind" is an adjective, and it doesn't require the word "enough" before it. It is sufficient to use "He is kind" to convey the intended meaning.
- Therefore, the correct phrase should be "He is kind" instead of "He is enough kind."
The corrected sentence would be:
He is kind to help everybody in need.

Explanation:
The error in this sentence lies in part D, "too exhausted." Let's analyze each part of the sentence to understand why:
A: "When I" - This part of the sentence is grammatically correct. It introduces the time frame or condition.
B: "got home" - This part of the sentence is also correct. It describes the action of arriving at home.
C: "I was" - This part of the sentence is correct as well. It establishes the subject and verb agreement.
D: "too exhausted." - The word "too" is unnecessary in this context. The correct word to use here is "so." The correct phrase should be "so exhausted."
E: "No error." - This option is incorrect since there is an error in part D.
To correct the sentence, we should replace "too" with "so." The corrected sentence would be: "When I got home, I was so exhausted."
Key Points:
- The error lies in part D, "too exhausted."
- The correct phrase should be "so exhausted."
- The corrected sentence is: "When I got home, I was so exhausted."

d) who it belonged to

It should be ‘to whom it belonged ’. The sentence should read: I don ’t know to whom it belonged. When the relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause, we use whom instead of who. Note that, in this case, the preposition normally goes before whom.

Error Analysis:
The error in the given sentence lies in part (B).
Corrected Sentence:
Inspite of working very carefully, he could not win even the third prize.
Explanation:
The error in the given sentence can be corrected by making the following changes:
- Remove the word "neat" as it is grammatically incorrect in this context. The correct word to use here is "carefully".
- Add a comma after "careful" to separate the introductory phrase from the main clause.
- Remove the ampersand symbol "&" before "careful" as it is not necessary and doesn't contribute to the meaning of the sentence.
- Remove the period at the end of the sentence and replace it with a comma, as the sentence continues after "the third prize".
The corrected sentence is: Inspite of working very carefully, he could not win even the third prize.

The correct option is A.
‘Careful ’should be replaced with ‘carefully ’

Error Analysis:
The error in the given sentence lies in part (B).
Explanation:
The phrase "hardly anyone" is used to indicate that there were very few people in the city whom the speaker knew. However, the sentence is currently suggesting the opposite meaning, i.e., that the speaker knew hardly anyone in the city.
To correct this error, we need to replace "hardly anyone" with "hardly knew anyone" to convey the intended meaning that the speaker knew very few people in the city.
Corrected Sentence:
I did not know hardly knew anyone in the city and so felt lonely.

Error Analysis:
The error in this sentence lies in the use of the word "neither" in part (d).
Explanation:
The word "neither" is used to show a negative correlation between two items or ideas. However, in this sentence, the word "no" is already used to express a negative statement. Therefore, using "neither" is redundant and incorrect.
Corrected Sentence:
He has no time to read novels and no desire either.
Explanation:
The corrected sentence removes the word "neither" and replaces it with "either" to maintain the negative correlation between the two ideas (no time and no desire).
Additional Note:
The phrase "no desire either" can also be written as "neither does he desire" or "nor does he desire" to convey the same meaning.

The correct option is B.
‘Often ’should be used with ‘i ’.