Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
The doctor asked his patient to regularly take his medicine.
(1) asked his patient
(2) to regularly take his medicine
(3) No Error
(4) the doctor
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second option.
When an adverb regularly is placed between an infinitive verb i.e., to take , we get a case of split infinitive , which makes the structure of the sentence awkward.
To correct this, the adverb should be placed after the verb. Thus, regularly should be placed at the end of the sentence to make it structurally correct.
Therefore, the correct sentence is, "The doctor asked his patient to take his medicine regularly".
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