Directions: Each item in the section has a sentence with parts labeled . Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter . Many a man (A) has succumbed (B) this temptation (C) No error (D)

The error lies in part (C) of the sentence. The verb 'succumb' is an intransitive verb that requires the preposition 'to' before its object. In English grammar, to 'succumb' means to fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force. Therefore, the correct phrasing should be 'succumbed to this temptation'. Part (A) 'Many a man' is a standard idiomatic expression that functions as a singular subject, which correctly takes the singular verb 'has' in part (B). This subject-verb agreement is grammatically sound as 'many a' followed by a singular noun always requires a singular verb. However, the omission of the preposition 'to' in part (C) makes the sentence grammatically incomplete, as one cannot 'succumb something' directly; one must 'succumb to' it.

Sources

1. [1] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > 3 Towards Civil Disobedience > p. 38