In the following sentence, some parts of the sentence have been printed in bold. One of the bold parts is not acceptable in Standard English. Pick up that part and mark its number. If there is no error in the bold parts, mark (5) i.e. 'no error' as the answer. The global markets have seen a sharpen rise in the price of crude oil.
Sharpen
Finding the Grammar Error in Standard English
The question asks us to identify the part of the given sentence that is not acceptable in Standard English. We need to examine each bold part to determine if it is used correctly in the context of the sentence: "The global markets have seen a sharpen rise in the price of crude oil."
Let's break down the sentence and analyze the bold parts:
- Global: This word modifies the noun "markets". "Global" is an adjective meaning 'relating to the whole world'. The phrase "global markets" is a correct and common usage.
- Have: This is part of the verb phrase "have seen". The subject is "The global markets", which is plural. The auxiliary verb "have" is correctly used with a plural subject in the present perfect tense ("have seen").
- Sharpen: This word comes before the noun "rise". It is intended to modify the noun "rise", describing the nature of the rise. Adjectives are used to modify nouns. "Sharpen" is primarily used as a verb, meaning 'to make or become sharp'. For example, "sharpen a knife" or "The pencil needs to sharpen." The adjective form is "sharp", meaning 'having a thin cutting edge or a fine point' or, in a figurative sense related to increase, 'sudden and considerable'. To describe a significant increase, we use the adjective "sharp", as in "a sharp increase" or "a sharp rise". Therefore, "sharpen rise" is grammatically incorrect. It should be "sharp rise".
- Price: This word is part of the phrase "in the price of crude oil". "Price" is a noun and is correctly used here as the object of the preposition "in", indicating what the rise is about.
Based on the analysis, the word "sharpen" is used incorrectly. It should be the adjective "sharp" to modify the noun "rise".
The incorrect part is "Sharpen". This corresponds to option 3.
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