Select the incorrect sentences from the following options:
A. The roof collapsed on that very moment.
B. This is more than flesh and blood can endure.
C. He puts on an air of dignity.
D. The tailor's bill has hurried up to a large amount.
E. They were very grateful to him for kindness.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, D, E only
(A) The roof collapsed on that very moment. — Incorrect.
- A point of time takes at.
- Correct form: The roof collapsed at that very moment.
(B) This is more than flesh and blood can endure. — Correct.
- More than flesh and blood can endure (or bear) is an idiom meaning more than a human being can stand.
(C) He puts on an air of dignity. — Correct.
- To put on an air of something means to pretend to have it.
(D) The tailor's bill has hurried up to a large amount. — Incorrect.
- Hurry up means to move faster.
- A bill that grows large runs up to (or amounts to) a sum.
- Correct form: The tailor's bill has run up to a large amount.
(E) They were very grateful to him for kindness. — Incorrect.
- The kindness belongs to him, so it needs the possessive his.
- Correct form: They were very grateful to him for his kindness.