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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Our soldiers fought as fiercely that the enemy had to accept defeat.

Option 1: the enemy had to

Option 2: as fiercely that

Option 3: Our soldiers fought

Option 4: accept defeat


Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: as fiercely that


Solution : The second option is correct.

As should be replaced with the adverb so to correctly emphasise the degree or intensity with which the soldiers fought.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: Our soldiers fought so fiercely that the enemy had to accept defeat.

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