Question

The boat was overloaded (A)/ with the passengers (B)/ and as a result it got drowned. (C)/ No error (D) Which part of the sentence above has an error, if any?

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D

Hint:

In questions about sentence errors, check if the subject and verb fit naturally together. Objects like boats cannot "drown"; they "sink."

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Analyzing the sentence part-by-part:
 "The boat was overloaded" --- Correct usage.
 "with the passengers" --- Correct usage.
 "and as a result it got drowned" --- Incorrect. 

Step 2: Understanding the error: Boats do not "drown"; they "sink." The verb "drown" is used for living beings (like people or animals), not for objects.

Hence, the correct phrase should be "it sank" instead of "it got drowned." Thus, the error is in part C.