Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 26492

Q.  He said (1)  / it was (2)  / quite all right (3)  / to reject the offer. (4)  / No Error (5)
- Published on 24 Jan 17

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

ANSWER: 3
 
'Quite all' cannot be used together.

Either 'quite right' or 'all right' should be used.

The correct sentence should be: He said it was quite right to reject the offer.

Difference between 'Quite' and 'Very'

'Quite' denotes 'perfectly, completely'. It cannot be used to replace 'very'.
Don't say: She is quite lovely.
Say: She is very lovely.

Don't say: He is quite handsome.
Say: He is very handsome.

Note: 'Quite' is used with positive degree as follows -

quite chilly, quite cool, quite warm, quite rift, quite wrong, quite alone, quite well.

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