2017 · Q38
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
(a) Nandita asked me (b) if I was working (c) hardly these days. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
'Hardly' is an adverb meaning 'almost not', which contradicts the intended sense of working a great deal. The sentence needs the adverb of manner 'hard', giving 'if I was working hard these days'. Note that 'hard' (not 'hardly') is the correct adverb form of the adjective 'hard'. Hence the error is in (c).