IPMAT Indore 2019
VA
Sentence Correction
Easy
His wrongdoing was completely exposed, but not once he apologised for his actions.
His wrongdoing was completely exposed, but not once he apologised for his actions.
Correct Option: 1
- not once did he apologise
- Correct. This uses inverted word order, which is appropriate after the negative adverbial phrase "not once". The subject "he" comes after the auxiliary verb "did", followed by the main verb "apologise".
- never he made an apology
- Incorrect. The word order is wrong. When "never" begins a sentence, it requires inversion (auxiliary verb before subject).
- not once did he give apology
- Almost correct, but missing an article. It should be "give an apology". The inverted word order is correct.
- not once he made an apology
- Incorrect. This lacks the necessary inversion after "not once". It should use "did he make" instead of "he made".
- When a sentence begins with a negative adverb or adverbial phrase (like "not once" or "never"), we use inverted word order.
- Inverted word order means the auxiliary verb (like "did") comes before the subject.
- If there's no auxiliary verb, we add "do/does/did" and use the base form of the main verb.
- "Apologise" and "make an apology" are both correct ways to express the act of apologizing.
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IPMAT Indore 2019