Directions (1-5): The following question consists of a sentence which is divided into five parts. The portion given in bold suggests that it is grammatically correct and does not require any correction or replacement. One of the other parts may or may not contain an error. The options given show the grammatically correct part of the part containing error. You have to choose the option that replaces the incorrect part. If the given sentence is grammatically correct or does not require any correction, choose “No error” as your answer.
Q1. Hardly had we settled down/ for the night’s rest when/ we were startled/ by the loud noise being made/outside the house.
(a) for the night is rest when
(b) we was startled
(c) at the loud noise being made
(d) outside’s the house
(e) No error
Q2. People have a right/ to criticize but at/ the same time each/ of them have to remember/ the duty also.
(a) People has a rightly
(b) a same time each
(c) of them has to remember
(d) the duty.
(e) No error
Q3. The father told/ his son that he/ was a lazy boy/ and that he had/ done his work very bad.
(a) The father asked
(b) was the lazy boy
(c) and that he have
(d) done his work very badly
(e) No error
Q4. The old system will be/ result in heavy/ losses and hence we/ strongly advocate/ replacement with the new system.
(a) The old system will
(b) result in heavily
(c) strong advocate
(d) replacing with the new system.
(e) No Error
Q5. The principal indicated/ that the issue of/ improved quality of/ teaching in the college/ was high in his list of priorities.
(a) that the issue off
(b) improve quality of
(c) teachings in the college
(d) were high in his list of priorities.
(e) No error
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in the ‘by the loud noise being made’. It is to be noted that whenever the words like “startled/ astonished/ amazed” are present in a sentence, they will be directly followed by “at” preposition instead of “by”. Since, the correction is made in option (c), so we will choose option (c) as the correct answer choice.
S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. The error lies in the use of second ‘have’ in the sentence. ‘Have’ should be replaced with ‘has’ as after the words like “each of/ either of/ everyone of’ the Noun/Pronoun should be Plural, whereas the Verb should be singular. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer choice.
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. The error lies in the last part of the sentence. ‘Badly’ should be used in the place of ‘bad’ as ‘bad’ is an adjective whereas ‘badly’ is an adverb. And we are talking about the verb in the given sentence. Hence, option (d) is correct answer choice.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. The use of ‘be’ with ‘will’ is unnecessary. The given sentence is in active voice. The starting sentence should also be in simple future active voice whose formation should be subject + shall/will+V1. So ‘the old system will result’ will be used. Hence, option (a) is correct answer choice.
S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically as well as contextually correct. Hence, option (e) is the correct answer choice.
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