Question:
Identify / Spot the error in the given sentence:
“He denied to attend the seminar due to sudden illness.”
दिए गए वाक्य में व्याकरण संबंधी त्रुटि की पहचान कीजिए:
“He denied to attend the seminar due to sudden illness.”
Options:
- He denied
- to attend
- the seminar
- due to sudden illness
- He denied
- to attend
- the seminar
- due to sudden illness
Correct Answer: b)
Explanation:
‘Deny’ is followed by a gerund (V-ing) to state that something did not happen, or ‘refuse’ should be used with an infinitive to indicate unwillingness: ‘He refused to attend…’ or ‘He denied attending…’. Thus ‘to attend’ after denied is erroneous.
‘Deny’ के बाद infinitive (‘to attend’) का प्रयोग नहीं होता; इसके स्थान पर ‘refused to attend’ (शामिल होने से मना कर दिया) होना चाहिए।