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.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e., He sat down in a darkly corner.
- The erroneous part in the sentence is "in a darkly corner."
- "Darkly" is an adverb that modifies the verb "covered," but it is not the correct form in this context.
- The correct form to use here would be "dark" as an adjective modifying the noun "corner."
- An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun and provides additional information about the noun's properties or characteristics.
The correct sentence is:
He sat down in a dark corner and covered his face, and would not say a single word to anyone.