Identify the incorrect word in the sentence from the options given below:
Ravi and Rohan replies promptly to the proposal put before them.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Replies
The incorrect word in the sentence is "replies". The correct sentence is "Ravi and Rohan replied promptly to the proposal put before them."
The word "replies" is in the present tense, while the rest of the sentence is in the past tense. This makes the sentence grammatically incorrect.
To correct the sentence, we need to change the verb "replies" to the past tense. The past tense of the verb "to reply" is "replied".
Therefore, the correct sentence is:
Ravi and Rohan replied promptly to the proposal put before them.