Question

Given below are sentences, each using the question word "gut" in different ways. Identify the sentence which uses the question word in a grammatically incorrect manner.

• A. The fire gutted the building
• B. The prisoner’s letters were gutted by heavy censorship
• C. The famous star spills his guts in his autobiography
• D. Climbing that cliff takes a lot of guts

Hint:

Pay close attention to tense agreement and idiomatic expressions in sentence correction questions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understand idiomatic usage of "gut"
The phrase “spill your guts” is an idiom meaning “to confess” or “to reveal personal information,” and is generally used in the past tense as “spilled.” Step 2: Evaluate each option
(A) Correct — “gutted” used as a past participle verb is appropriate.
(B) Correct — passive construction is acceptable here.
(C) Incorrect — “spills” is incorrect for past narration. The subject is a “famous star,” and the rest of the sentence is in the past tense (autobiography), so “spilled” should be used.
(D) Correct — “takes a lot of guts” is a standard idiomatic expression.