Directions: 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). He suffered (a)/ from fever when he was interviewed (b)/ for the job. (c)/ No error (d)
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The question asks to identify a grammatical error in the given sentence. Let's break down the sentence and analyze each underlined part.
Identifying Grammatical Errors in Sentences
The sentence provided is: "He suffered (a)/ from fever when he was interviewed (b)/ for the job. (c)/ No error (d)". We need to determine if any of the parts (a), (b), or (c) contain an error.
Analysis of Part (a): "He suffered"
- The phrase "suffered from" is typically used to describe experiencing a continuous or serious negative condition, illness, or hardship. For example, one might say "He suffered from arthritis for years" or "Many people suffered from the drought."
- In this sentence, the context is about having a fever at a specific point in time – when he was being interviewed. While having a fever can be unpleasant, the simple past tense "suffered" might sound slightly unnatural or overly dramatic for a temporary condition like a fever during a single event.
- More common and natural phrasing for this context would be "He had a fever" or "He was suffering from a fever" (using the past continuous tense). The simple past "suffered" isn't strictly incorrect in all contexts, but it's often considered less idiomatic for a temporary ailment happening at a specific past moment compared to alternatives. Given the options, this part is identified as the error.
Analysis of Part (b): "from fever when he was interviewed"
- The preposition "from" correctly follows the verb "suffered" (even though the verb choice itself is questionable).
- The conjunction "when" appropriately connects the two clauses, indicating the time the fever occurred relative to the interview.
- The passive voice "was interviewed" is grammatically correct, as the person is the recipient of the action (being interviewed).
- Therefore, this part of the sentence does not contain an error.
Analysis of Part (c): "for the job."
- The preposition "for" is correctly used here to indicate the purpose of the interview.
- The sentence structure and punctuation are standard.
- This part of the sentence is grammatically correct.
Conclusion on Sentence Error
- Based on the analysis, the most likely error lies in the choice of the verb and tense in part (a), "He suffered". While understandable, it's not the most idiomatic way to express having a fever at the time of the interview.
- Parts (b) and (c) are grammatically sound.
- Therefore, the error is located in part (a).
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