Identifying Sentence Errors: The Verb 'Prevent'
This question asks us to identify the grammatically incorrect part of the sentence: "She prevented me to enter the hall." We need to understand the correct grammatical structure involving the verb 'prevent'.
Understanding the Grammar Rule for 'Prevent'
The verb prevent requires a specific structure in English sentences. It is typically followed by an object (the person or thing being stopped), the preposition 'from', and then a gerund (the '-ing' form of a verb). The standard structure is:
$prevent + [object] + from + [verb-ing]$
Analyzing the Incorrect Phrase
Let's examine the given sentence and the options:
- The sentence uses "prevented me to enter". Here, the infinitive form 'to enter' is used instead of the required gerund form.
- The correct grammatical structure would be "prevented me from entering".
Therefore, the phrase "me to enter" is the incorrect part of the sentence.
Correcting the Sentence
Applying the correct grammatical rule, the sentence should be written as:
"She prevented me from entering the hall."
Evaluating the Options
- Option 1: $me to enter$ - This is the incorrect part, as explained above. The verb 'prevent' should be followed by 'from' + gerund, not 'infinitive'.
- Option 2: $the hall$ - This phrase functions correctly as the object of the action 'entering' in the corrected sentence.
- Option 3: $She prevented$ - This part of the sentence, including the subject and verb, is grammatically correct.
- Option 4: $No error$ - This option is incorrect because an error has been identified in the sentence.
Based on the grammatical rules for the verb 'prevent', the incorrect segment is the use of the infinitive 'to enter' instead of the gerund form following 'from'.
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Important Questions from Error Spotting
Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in 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 honest mistake (a) / is no more than that; (b) / just an honest mistake. (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in 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 company of five thousand soldiers , (a) / having marched tirelessly for over five days , (b) / have just moved into their cantonment . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response in 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).
Every person who believes in principles (a) / must stand up to fight (b) / for their convictions . (c) / No error (d)Direction: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c) Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in 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).
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The principal of the school (a) / stressed the need for discipline (b) / amongst the students. (c) / No error (d)
