Question

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any

He prayed (1)/ fervent for (2)/ the success of (3)/ his enterprise. (4)

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4
• E. No error

Answer 1

The correct option is B 2

The error lies in the second part of the sentence. The word ‘fervent’, in the sentence, is being used to qualify the verb ‘prayed’. But an adjective qualifies a noun or a pronoun, not a verb. An adverb can qualify a verb, and as such, the adjective ‘fervent’ may be changed to the adverb ‘fervently’ to accurately qualify the verb ‘prayed’.

Thus, option B is the correct answer