Question

    The villagers were in no mood to understand that

    tranquillising was not a good idea for an animal that was probable hungry and tired after having swim through a flood. In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. 
    A probable hungry and tired after have been swim Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B probable hunger and tired after having swimming Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C probably hungry and tired after having swum Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D probably hungry and tiring after having swim Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No correction required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word "probable" should be replaced with "probably" to correctly modify the adjectives "hungry" and "tired." Additionally, "swim" should be changed to "swum," which is the past participle of "swim" and fits with "after having." Therefore, option 3 is the correct replacement.

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