Question

Find out the error in the following sentence, if any. If there is no error, mark your answer as 'E.
When asked, he (A) took tea (B) and said that it (C) tasted sweetly. (D) No Error. (E)

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D
• E. E

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

D

Part D of the sentence contains the error. The use of the adverb 'sweetly' is grammatically incorrect and should be replaced with the adjective 'sweet' which would modify the noun 'tea'.

Hence option D is the correct answer. Options A, B and C are incorrect because the rest of the sentence is grammatically correct. Option E is incorrect because The sentence does have an error as has been explained above.