The beautiful /a/ surrounding of /b/ the place /c/ enchanted me /d/. N...
Surrounding is the ‘ing’ form of verb ‘surround’. Use ‘Surroundings’. It means the area around someone or something.
So, correct formation is: The beautiful surroundings of the place enchanted me.
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The beautiful /a/ surrounding of /b/ the place /c/ enchanted me /d/. N...
Error Spotting Question:
The beautiful /a/ surrounding of /b/ the place /c/ enchanted me /d/. No error/e/.
Explanation:
The given sentence is grammatically incorrect. One part of the sentence contains an error. We need to identify the part which contains the error. Let's check each part of the sentence:
a) The beautiful - This part of the sentence is grammatically correct. It is an adjective modifying the next word.
b) surrounding of - This part of the sentence contains an error. The correct preposition to use here is "surroundings of" instead of "surrounding of". It means the area or environment around a particular place.
c) the place - This part of the sentence is grammatically correct. It refers to a specific location.
d) enchanted me - This part of the sentence is grammatically correct. It means captivated or fascinated someone.
e) No error - This is not the correct option as we have identified an error in part b.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B, which is "surrounding of". The correct preposition to use here is "surroundings of" instead of "surrounding of". The corrected sentence would be:
The beautiful surroundings of the place enchanted me.
The beautiful /a/ surrounding of /b/ the place /c/ enchanted me /d/. N...
In regular sense, we should use 'surroundings', but not 'surrounding'. so option 'B' is ans