Question

In the following sentences, one word or a phrase is used wrongly. Choose the word that must be changed or modified or deleted to make the sentence correct. There are sentences without any errors too.
I know you must not see eye to eye with the philosophy of Ramkrishna but you must admit that he had had tremendous influence over a great many followers.

• A. see eye to eye
• B. had had
• C. influence over
• D. no error

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The phrase "had had" is incorrect in this sentence context. The sentence should use just "had" to indicate past perfect tense. Here's a breakdown of the necessary correction:
The original sentence is: I know you must not see eye to eye with the philosophy of Ramkrishna but you must admit that he had had tremendous influence over a great many followers.
Analysis:

• "Had had" is used to express a past action completed before another past action. Here, a simple past perfect tense "had" is sufficient.
• Correct sentence should be: I know you must not see eye to eye with the philosophy of Ramkrishna but you must admit that he had tremendous influence over a great many followers.

The correct option to change is "had had".