English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Spotting Errors
Directions: The given sentence has been broken up into four...
Directions: The given sentence has been broken up into four different parts. The error, if any, will be in any one part of the sentence. Select the option which contains the part of the sentence which has an error (spelling, grammatical or contextual). If there is no error, choose option E.
At the age of twenty, (A) / he became Bollywood’s (B) / one of the most (C) / sought actors. (D) / No Error (E)
Options
- AAt the age of twenty
- Bhe became Bollywood’s
- Cone of the most
- Dsought actors
Correct answer
D. sought actors
Step-by-step solution
The fragment D of the sentence is erroneous.
Reason:
The preposition ‘after’ is missing after the word ‘sought’. The preposition alters the meaning of ‘sought’ quite a bit. The preposition ‘after’ is necessary after ‘sought’ in the given context. “Sought-after” functions as an adjective.
“Seek” means ‘attempt to find (something)’. “Sought” is the past form of “seek”.
“Sought after” means ‘wanted by many people and usually of high quality or rare’.
Correct Sentence:
At the age of twenty, he became Bollywood’s one of the most& sought-after& actors.&
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
Reason:
The preposition ‘after’ is missing after the word ‘sought’. The preposition alters the meaning of ‘sought’ quite a bit. The preposition ‘after’ is necessary after ‘sought’ in the given context. “Sought-after” functions as an adjective.
“Seek” means ‘attempt to find (something)’. “Sought” is the past form of “seek”.
“Sought after” means ‘wanted by many people and usually of high quality or rare’.
Correct Sentence:
At the age of twenty, he became Bollywood’s one of the most& sought-after& actors.&
Hence, option D is the correct answer.