Directions (1-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q1. The old man asked me (A)/ if there was any (B)/ place in (C)/ the compartment. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q2. He was (A)/ very friendly enough (B)/ to help me when (C)/ I was in distress (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Being unable to (A)/ cope with (B)/ the syllabus (C)/ he discontinued the course. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q4. The college is (A)/ holding special lectures for their students (B)/ and teachers so that they (C)/ may get enlightened about the economic problems. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q5. Had they have anything like (A)/ my condition (B)/ they would have felt (C)/ miserable and thought of committing suicide. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q6. Please explain to me (A)/ how is a digital computer (B)/ different from (C)/ an analogy computer. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q7. A cell (A)/ is the smallest (B)/ identifiable unit of life and cannot be (C)/ seen with a naked eye. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q8. A Quarrel arose between the five members (A)/ and for a time (B)/ it appeared as if the party (C)/ had been heading for a split. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q9. The smuggler yielded (A)/ for the temptation (B)/ and fell into (C)/ the police trap. (D)/No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q10. Found guilty (A)/ on murder (B)/ the accused was (C)/ sentenced to death. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q11. (A)The devastating experiences / (B) of many wars taught some countries / (C) the necessary of pursuing peace / (D) at the expense of nationalist egos. /(E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q12. (A) The former superstar /(B) recently visit an orphanage, /(C) fueling speculation that / (D) she is planning to adopt a child. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q13. (A) According to a new study / (B) taking steps to remain healthy and young / (C) may help delay / (D) the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q14. (A) Sediment deposit along the coast / (B) may be the primary reason for / (C) the change in conditions, / (D) but a lot more remains to be understand. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q15. (A) A committee will be set up / (B) to explore the pros and cons by / a common free structure, and will / (C) take a final decision on it within a week. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Use ‘room’ in place of ‘place’.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. The use of ‘very’ is superfluous because ‘positive degree adjective + enough’ is used. Ex. Lucky enough, tall enough.
S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically correct.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘its’ will be used in place of ‘their’ because the subject of the sentence ‘the college’ is in singular number. Hence ‘its’ is used.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Use ‘had’ in place of ‘have’ because after ‘have, had, has’, verb is always used in part participle (V3). Ex. He has written a book, Had they had me in their team, I would have helped him.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘is’ should be used after ‘a digital computer’ because the sentence is assertive not interrogative.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. In place of ‘a’, ‘the’ is used as ‘with the naked eye’ is the correct expression.
S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. Use ‘among’ in place of ‘between’ because ‘between’ is used for the comparison of only two while ‘among’ is used for the comparison of more than two.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. In place of ‘for’, ‘to’ will be used because preposition ‘to’ is used after ‘yield’. Ex. She yielded to bribery.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Use ‘of’ in place of ‘on’ because preposition ‘of’ is used after ‘guilty’. Ex. “guilty of murder, guilty of theft.”
S11. Ans. (c)
Sol. Use ‘necessity’ in place of ‘necessary because ‘necessary’ is an ADJECTIVE while ‘necessity’ is a NOUN.
S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. Use ‘has visited’ in place of ‘visit’ because we use ‘recently’ in PRESENT PERFECT or SIMPLE PAST.
S13. Ans. (e)
Sol. No error
S14. Ans. (d)
Sol. Use ‘understood’ in place of ‘understand’ because in Passive Voice we use To Be + V3
S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. Use ‘of’ in place of ‘by’ because with “pros and cons”, we use PREPOSITION ‘of’.