Direction: Item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out 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). I have ordered for (a) / three cups (b) / of coffee. (c) / No error (d)
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Identifying Grammar Errors in Sentences
This question asks us to find if there is an error in any of the three underlined parts of a sentence. The sentence is broken down into parts (a), (b), and (c). If no error is found in any part, then the answer is (d).
Let's look at the sentence and its parts:
I have ordered for (a) / three cups (b) / of coffee. (c) / No error (d)
Analyzing Each Part of the Sentence
Part (a): I have ordered for
This part contains the verb "ordered". The verb "order", when used in the sense of requesting goods or services, is a transitive verb. A transitive verb directly takes an object without needing a preposition like "for". For example, we say "order a pizza", "order a book", "order food". The structure is usually "subject + order + object". Adding "for" after "ordered" in this context is incorrect.
The correct usage would be "I have ordered three cups".
Part (b): three cups
This part specifies the quantity of the item being ordered. "Three cups" is a grammatically correct phrase and serves as the object of the verb "ordered". There is no error in this part.
Part (c): of coffee.
This part specifies what the "three cups" contain. The phrase "of coffee" correctly modifies "three cups" and is grammatically sound in this context. There is no error in this part.
Part (d): No error
Since we found an error in part (a), this option is not correct.
Conclusion on the Error
The error is in part (a) because the preposition "for" is incorrectly used after the transitive verb "ordered" when referring to ordering an item. The correct phrasing should be "I have ordered three cups".
Therefore, the part with the error is (a).
Revision Table: Correcting Common Verb Errors
| Incorrect Usage | Correct Usage | Explanation |
| ordered for something | ordered something | 'Order' (requesting goods/services) is transitive. |
| discussed about something | discussed something | 'Discuss' is transitive. |
| comprise of something | comprise something | 'Comprise' means 'consist of'. |
| enter into a room | enter a room | 'Enter' is transitive (meaning 'go into'). |
| reached at a place | reached a place | 'Reach' is transitive (meaning 'arrive at'). |
Additional Information: Transitive vs Intransitive Verbs
Understanding the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs is key to avoiding such errors with prepositions.
- Transitive verbs: These verbs require a direct object to complete their meaning. The action of the verb is transferred to the object. Examples: eat (eat an apple), write (write a letter), buy (buy a car), order (order coffee).
- Intransitive verbs: These verbs do not require a direct object. Their meaning is complete without one. Examples: sleep (I sleep), run (He runs), arrive (They arrived), wait (We waited). Some intransitive verbs can be followed by a prepositional phrase, but the preposition is needed to connect the verb to information about location, time, etc., not to introduce a direct object.
Sometimes, a verb can be both transitive and intransitive depending on the context. However, in the context of ordering items, "order" is transitive.
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