Question

Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.
PASSING
1. She did not have passing marks in mathematics
2. The mad woman was cursing everybody passing her on the road.
3. At the birthday party all the children enjoyed a game of passing the parcel.
4. A passing taxi was stopped to rush the accident victim to the hospital

Answer 1

Option no. 1 is the answer.

The correct sentence should be " She did not have pass marks in mathematics". The use of word passing marks is incorrect here. Here passing is used as a verb where as pass marks should be used as noun here.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option 1. is the answer

Explanation:

For these types of questions, we need a knowledge in phrasal verbs/word class, the way how we could use a noun, adjective, adverb or a verb.

Option (1.) is grammatically wrong.

“Passing marks” may be used colloquially, but it is wrong in this context. Here we are not describing marks but the standard of the marks (ie., Pass marks) itself is a noun.

“Passing marks” could mean that the marks are passing, which is semantically wrong in this context. So the correct usage can be something like “pass marks” or “required marks”.

Option (B)

Here, “passing” is a correct form to be used as a verb.

“Passing” is most commonly used in speech.

Example: She was passing by.

Option (C)

Most of us are aware of the game “Passing the parcel”. It is the name of a game. So the sentence is grammatically correct even though it seems better if quotes are used for the noun i.e., the name of the game.

Option (D)

“Passing” is used to describe the state of the taxi. Adjective + Noun.

So, it is correct.