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. The prime minister looked disappointedly when asked (A) about the meeting that was ostensibly convened by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, (B) and commented that he looked askance at the whole charade. (C) No Error (D)?

Option 1 : A

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

• Here, it should be ‘disappointed’ instead of ‘disappointedly’.

• Verbs like sight, smell, taste, look, hear, feel, etc, which relate to our senses, are followed by a verb complement instead of an adverb. 

•  For instance, it is incorrect to say “I feel happily”. 

• “Happily” is an adverb. It describes the action of feeling. 

• Therefore, ‘happily’ should be replaced with 'happy' because adjectives can serve as verb complements.

Hence, the correct sentence will be - The prime minister looked disappointed when asked about the meeting that was ostensibly convened by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and commented that he looked askance at the whole charade.