In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark the answer. If the sentence is free from any error, click the ‘No Error’ option.  It was very pleasant when I stayed lately (A) in town to launch myself into the night, (B) especially when it was dark and tempestuous. (C) No Error (D)

In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark the answer. If the sentence is free from any error, click the ‘No Error’ option.  It was very pleasant when I stayed lately (A) in town to launch myself into the night, (B) especially when it was dark and tempestuous. (C) No Error (D) Correct Answer A

Correct option 1) The error lies in the first part.

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  • Here, it should be ‘late’ instead of ‘lately’, according to the context of the given sentence.
  • Late is both an adverb and an adjective, it means ‘not on time’, the opposite of early.
  • Lately is also an adverb; it means ‘recently’. 

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  • Tempestuous: tempestuous is something very stormy or characterized by great conflict.
  • launch into: to begin (something) energetically and enthusiastically

Hence, the correct sentence will be - It was very pleasant when I stayed late in town to launch myself into the night, especially when it was dark and tempestuous.

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