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, select ‘No error’ as your answer.
The book must be / old for its cover / is torn bad.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. is torn bad.
- "Torn bad" is grammatically incorrect. The adjective "bad" should be replaced with the adverb "badly" to correctly modify the verb "torn."
- Adverbs are used to modify verbs, and "badly" is the appropriate adverb here.
- "Badly" is used as an adverb to describe the manner in which the cover is torn. It provides additional information about the extent or severity of the tear.
Correction: "The book must be old, for its cover is torn badly."