In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errors select ‘No error’ as your answer. One evening of each week (A) / was set apart by him (B) / for the reception of whomsoever (C) / chose to visit him. (D) / No error (E)
In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errors select ‘No error’ as your answer. One evening of each week (A) / was set apart by him (B) / for the reception of whomsoever (C) / chose to visit him. (D) / No error (E) Correct Answer (C)
The correct answer is option 3.
Key Points
- Whomsoever is an object pronoun and works like him, her and them.
- Whosoever is a subject pronoun and works like he, she and they.
- The given sentence states that the subject 'him', has set apart one evening of each week if anyone chose to visit him.
- In such sentences we always say if they/he/she chose to visit him and not if them/him/her chose to visit him.
- So, we must use 'whosoever' to maintain the subject-verb agreement.
- Therefore, the error lies in part C of the sentence.
The correct sentence will be: One evening of each week was set apart by him for the reception of whosoever chose to visit him.
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