The following sentence contains an error. Find the part of the sentence which contains the error. I said that (1) / Gupta was (2) / taller than (3) / I (4).?

(2)
(1)
(3)
(4)

LohaHridoy

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2025-01-04 04:42

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AhmedNazir

Option 4 : (4)

The correct answer is option 4.

The given sentence is grammatically wrong.
The error lies in part (4) of the sentence.
- The personal pronoun 'I' will be replaced by 'me', because a pronoun directly after 'than' or 'as' is usually in the objective case unless it is followed by a verb.
  - So, in this case 'me' will be used instead of 'I'.
- If a verb follows the object, the subjective form is used.
  - So, verb 'am' can be used after 'I' to make it grammatically right.

Therefore, the correct sentence will be: I said that Gupta was taller than me. or I said that Gupta was taller than I am.

Personal Pronoun - Pronouns that stand for the three persons,
- 1) the person speaking (I)
- 2) the person spoken to (you)
- 3) the person spoken of (he)

Mistake Points

It is common mistake to use 'I' for 'me', when the pronoun is connected by a conjunction (and, or) with some other word in the objective case.
- Example - Wait for Hari and me (not, I).

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