Question

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. 'The rain fell heavy and caused flooding in the streets'.

• A. and caused flooding
• B. in the streets
• C. fell heavy
• D. The rain

Answer 1

Answer:

C. fell heavy

This question tests your knowledge of Adverbs vs. Adjectives. The Problem: In this sentence, the word following the verb "fell" is intended to describe how the rain was falling. To describe a verb, we must use an adverb, not an adjective. The Error: "Heavy" is an adjective (used to describe nouns, like "heavy rain"). The Fix: Change the adjective "heavy" to the adverb "heavily." Correct Sentence: "The rain fell heavily and caused flooding in the streets."