Direction (1 – 10):- Read the following sentences and find whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence and that part will be your answer. If the sentences do not contain any error then select the part (e) as your answer.
1. The Party Chief (a) / and the Chief Minister (b) / was (c) / absent. (d) / No Error (e)
2. The manager (a) / as well as (b) / the clerks (c) / were fighting. (d) / No Error (e)
3. Not only (a) / the principal (b) / but also the students (c) / was laughing. (d) / No Error (e)
4. Neither the students (a) / nor the teacher (b) / were in his (c) / class. (d) / No Error (e)
5. James is a proactive police officer, (a)/ so although the local rebellious teenagers (b) / are annoyed by his strict nature, the overall safety (c) / of the town have improved drastically since he was hired. (d) / No error (e).
6. A pair of supportive (a) / shoes are important (b) / if you are experiencing (c) / lower back pain.(d) / No error (e)
7. The paralegal believed that (a) / there were an overload (b) / of cases in the office, which (c) / was creating stress. (d) / No error (e).
8. While the young analyst is (a) / bothered by the fact that his girlfriend is (b) / not very skilled behind the wheel, each (c) / of her other redeeming qualities compensate for her driving ability. (d) / No error.(e).
9. The best part of running with bulls (a) / are the expressions on other peoples' faces (b) / as they try to stay one step ahead (c) / of the beasts behind them. (d) / No error (e).
10. Densely populated cities (a) / and severe pollution is correlated (b) / to lower life expectancies and higher rates (c) / of birth defects. (d) / No error.(e)
Direction (11 – 20):- Which of the following phrases (a), (b), (c), (d) given against each sentence should replace the part printed in bold to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is already correct then select option (e) as your answer.
Q11.
Except for you and I, everyone brought a present to the party.
(a) With the exception of you and I everyone brought
(b) Except for you and I, everyone had brought
(c) Except for you and me, everyone brought
(d) Exception of you and me, everyone had brought
(e)No change required
Q12.
Had I realized how close I was to falling, I would not have gone to the party.
(a) If I had realized (b) Had I realize how close
(c) When I realized how close (d) If I realized close
(e) No change required
Q13.
If he was to decide to go to college, I for one, would recommend that he go to Yale University.
(a) If he were to decide to go to college
(b) Had he decided to go to college
(c) In the event that he decides to go to college
(d) Supposing he was to decide to go to college
(e) No change required
Q14.
Being as I am a realist,I could not accept his statement that super natural beings has caused the disturbance.
(a) That I am a realist (b) Being a realist
(c) Being that I am a realist (d) Realist that I am
(e) No change required
Q15.
Although he is able to make political enemies with this decision, the Prime Minister does not mind doing it for the sake of public welfare. .
(a) liable from (b) of a mind to
(c) acknowledging his liability to (d) liable to
(e) No change required
Q16.
Because of his efficiency, the Director wanted him to work as his assistant.
(a) Wanted to him (b) wants him to be
(c) wanted he to (d) wanted of him
(e) No correction required
Q17.
Highly intelligent people seldom tolerate any ambiguity.
(a) tolerate hardly any ambiguity (b) hardly tolerate ambiguous
(c) tolerate any clarity what so ever (d) hardly tolerate any lacuna
(e) No correction required
Q18.
Being tolled for two hours, he sat down to take some rest.
(a) Have tolled for (b) Had tolled for
(c) Having to be tolled at (d) Having tolled for
(e) No correction required
Q19.
He must have behaved Impolite and suffer because of that.
(a) impolitely and suffer (b) impolitely and suffered
(c) impolite and suffered (d) impolitely and have suffer
(e) No correction required
Q20.
Even less intelligent students can be succeeded through hard work and perseverance.
(a) get succession (b) be success
(c) get success (d) be getting succeeded
(e)No correction required
Answers With Explanation:
1. (c) Replace 'was' with 'were'. If article is used with both nouns, the reference will be to two persons or things, and the verb should be 'plural'.
2. (d) Replace 'were' with 'was'. When two nouns are used with as well as, the verb must agree with the first subject.
3. (d) Replace 'was' with were'. When two subjects are joined by 'not only...but also', the verb must agree with the second subject.
4. (c) Replace 'were' with 'was'. When two different subjects are joined by 'either...or; neither...nor', the verb agrees with the subject near to it.
5. (d) The subject is "safety," which is a singular noun, so the verb must also be singular, making "have improved" incorrect and "has improved" the corrected verb.
6. (b) The subject of this sentence is the singular "pair." Changing "are" to "is" corrects the sentence's error.
7. (b) The verb "were," which is used with plural nouns, corresponds to "overload," which is a singular noun. Therefore, the verb should be "was," to match the singular noun, instead of "were.
8. (d) The subject of the second part of the sentence is "each of her other qualities." Here, the subject is singular because of the modifier "each of." Therefore, the corresponding verb should be in a form that can be used with a singular noun, "compensates."
9. (b) Here, "best part" is the subject, while "of running with the bulls" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "best part." Therefore, since "part" is singular, the subject is actually singular, and should be accompanied by a singular verb, "is”.
10. (b)The subject is "densely populated cities and severe pollution." Therefore, the subject consists of two entities, it is plural. The corresponding verb "is" should actually be the plural verb "are."
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11. C |
12. A |
13. A |
14. B |
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15. E |
16. E |
17. E |
18. D |
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19. B |
20. C |
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