Directions (1-5): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then mark ‘No correction is required’.
Q1. Google reportedly fired four employees who been active in organising protests at the company and had apparently tried to gain access to private internal documents.
(a) whom had activity in organising
(b) who has active in organising
(c) who had been active in organising
(d) who have been activities in organising
(e) No correction is required
Q2. Trade unions and student groups has led large protests and two national strikes in Colombia.
(a) has led large protest
(b) have led large protests
(c) have been led besides large protests
(d) have led on larger protests
(e) No correction is required
Q3. Britain’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, expressed concerns about what a Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn might mean for Jewish people.
(a) express concern about although
(b) behind express consent over what
(c) expressing concern on whatever
(d) expressed concerns besides however
(e) No correction is required
Q4. Malta was rocked by a spate of high-level resignations, two years after the murder of a journalist who have been investigating corruption on the island.
(a) journalist who had investigation
(b) journalists who had been investigating
(c) journalist who been investigated at
(d) journalist who had been investigating
(e) No correction is required
Q5. The European Parliament voted to confirm the new European Commission, which would now taking office under its president, Ursula von der Leyen.
(a) who will now take office under it
(b) which will now take office under its
(c) whom will now takes office under its
(d) which will now takes office on its
(e) No correction is required
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct option is option “who had been active in organizing”.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct option is option “have led large protests”.
S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is absolutely correct. So, there will be no correction needed.
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct option is option “journalist who had been investigating”.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct option is option “which will now take office under its”.