English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideEnglishSentence Correction
Directions: In the following questions, some part of the sentence is underlined. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part underlined to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option E ‘No Correction required’ as the answer. Even before the villagers could be shifted to a safer place, the river had over flown its bank .
Options
- Athe river had overflowed its bank.
- Bthe river had flown over its bank.
- Cthe river overflow its bank.
- Dthe river over flowed its bank.
Correct answer
A. the river had overflowed its bank.
Step-by-step solution
Corrects the error in diction, ‘flown’ is past participle form of ‘fly’ while ‘flowed’ is past participle form of ‘flow’. Hence, the option A is correct.