Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

He sat down in a darkly corner and covered his face, and would not say a single word to anyone.

Option 1: No error

Option 2: and covered his face, and would

Option 3: He sat down in a darkly comer

Option 4: not say a single word to anyone


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Correct Answer: He sat down in a darkly comer


Solution : The right choice is the third option .

The error in the phrase in a darkly corner is a grammatical one. The word darkly is an adverb, but in this context, you need an adjective to describe the type of corner. The correct adjective is dark. Adjectives modify nouns, while adverbs typically modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Hence, the corrected sentence would be: "He sat down in a dark corner , covered his face, and would not say a single word to anyone."

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