The following sentence has been divided into parts. 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.
Although he was sincere and hard-working, / he could not confront / his boss manly.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. his boss manly.
- Adjective rule: If the word modifies the subject, you should use an adjective. Eg: Santa is real. Real is an adjective that modifies the proper noun 'Santa'.
- Adverb rule: If the word modifies the verb, you should use an adverb. Eg: Santa walks slowly. Slowly is an adverb that modifies the verb 'walks'.
Given sentence: Although he was sincere and hard-working, / he could not confront / his boss manly.
Here, Manfully is the adverb that should modify the verb 'confront'. The sentence thus becomes: Although he was sincere and hard-working, he could not confront his boss manfully.
Hence, his boss manly is the correct answer.