Question
Download Solution PDFParts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
The news is very good to be true.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDF- The error is in the adjective used to describe the news.
- The correct phrase should be "too good to be true", indicating scepticism or doubt.
- Using "very good" instead implies that the news is positive and believable, which contradicts the intended meaning.
- The word "too" indicates an extreme degree of goodness, suggesting that the news seems almost unbelievably good.
- In contrast, "very" in the original sentence does not convey the same sense of extremity in this context.
- This is an example of a common English idiom that requires specific phrasing.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.
Corrected sentence: The news is too good to be true.
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