Directions
(1-10) : Find out the error, if any.
(1-10) : Find out the error, if any.
Q1. The report has been prepared on the basis of information we
had and on our judgement.
had and on our judgement.
(a) The
report has been
report has been
(b) prepared
on the basis
on the basis
(c) of
information we had
information we had
(d) and on
our judgement.
our judgement.
(e) No Error
Q2. Why we do
not meet to discuss this matter in detail on next Friday?
not meet to discuss this matter in detail on next Friday?
(a) Why we
do not
do not
(b) meet to
discuss
discuss
(c) this
matter in detail
matter in detail
(d) on next
Friday?
Friday?
(e) No Error
Q3. Had we
known that there was a catch in the offer we would not have accepted it.
known that there was a catch in the offer we would not have accepted it.
(a) Had we
known
known
(b) that
there was a catch
there was a catch
(c) in the
offer we
offer we
(d) would
not have accepted it.
not have accepted it.
(e) No Error
Q4. One of the secret of success is to keep up trying and not to give up.
(a) One of
the secret
the secret
(b) of
success is
success is
(c) to keep
up trying
up trying
(d) and not
to give up.
to give up.
(e) No Error
Q5. The
present study has been designed to examine whether or not traditional
approaches are still applicable.
present study has been designed to examine whether or not traditional
approaches are still applicable.
(a) The
present study has been designed
present study has been designed
(b) to
examine whether or not
examine whether or not
(c)
traditional approaches are
traditional approaches are
(d) still applicable.
(e) No Error
Q6. If you
inform me of your’s arrival time I shall come to meet you at the airport.
inform me of your’s arrival time I shall come to meet you at the airport.
(a) If you
inform me
inform me
(b) of
your’s arrival time
your’s arrival time
(c) I shall
come to
come to
(d) meet you
at the airport.
at the airport.
(e) No Error
Q7. Provided
you promise me not to repeat this I shall not allow you to take it up.
you promise me not to repeat this I shall not allow you to take it up.
(a) Provided
you promise
you promise
(b) me not
to repeat this
to repeat this
(c) I shall
not allow you
not allow you
(d) to take
it up.
it up.
(e) No Error
Q8. You
cannot be granted admission unless you do not submit all the certificates in
original.
cannot be granted admission unless you do not submit all the certificates in
original.
(a) You
cannot be
cannot be
(b) granted
admission
admission
(c) unless
you do not submit
you do not submit
(d) all the
certificates in original.
certificates in original.
(e) No Error
Q9. I
promise to teach you everything you need to known.
promise to teach you everything you need to known.
(a) I
promise
promise
(b) to teach
you
you
(c)
everything you
everything you
(d) need to known.
(e) No Error
Q10. To
arrive at a decision all the interesting parties should be invited and involved
in discussion.
arrive at a decision all the interesting parties should be invited and involved
in discussion.
(a) To
arrive at a decision
arrive at a decision
(b) all the
interesting parties
interesting parties
(c) should
be invited and
be invited and
(d) involved
in discussion.
in discussion.
(e) No Error
Directions
(11-15): Improve the bold part in each of the following sentences, if needed.
(11-15): Improve the bold part in each of the following sentences, if needed.
Q11. It was so dark that the children were terribly frightened.
(a) had
terrible frightened
terrible frightened
(b) were
terribly frightening
terribly frightening
(c) had been
terrible frightening
terrible frightening
(d) were
terrible frightened
terrible frightened
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q12. He had
afraid of the strange sound of the waves.
afraid of the strange sound of the waves.
(a) was
afraid of
afraid of
(b) had been
afraid at
afraid at
(c) had
afraid by
afraid by
(d) was
afraid by
afraid by
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q13. The
stolen box was found laying
under the banyan tree.
stolen box was found laying
under the banyan tree.
(a) had
found laying
found laying
(b) had been
finding lying
finding lying
(c) was
found lying
found lying
(d) was
found laid
found laid
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q14. They had been taking the same medicine for the last three years
(a) have
take
take
(b) have
been taking
been taking
(c) were
taking
taking
(d) had been
taken
taken
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q15. The
ladder will be collapse if you push the wall with both the hands.
ladder will be collapse if you push the wall with both the hands.
(a) will
collapse
collapse
(b) will
have collapsed
have collapsed
(c) will
have been collapsing
have been collapsing
(d) should
collapsed
collapsed
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use article ‘the’ before information.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. In question sentence, we use verb before the subject. Hence write ‘
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use plural ‘secrets’.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘your’ in place of ‘your’s.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use ‘I shall allow’. ‘not’ will not be used.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Write ‘unless you submit’. Unless is already negative.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Use ‘know’ in place of ‘known’.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘interested’ in place of ‘interesting’.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. No
correction required. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
correction required. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Write ‘was afraid of’.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. was found
lying.. Is correct verb form in the given context.
lying.. Is correct verb form in the given context.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. have been
taking’ Is correct verb form in the given context.
taking’ Is correct verb form in the given context.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘will
collapse’. Base form of the verb is used with modal verbs.
collapse’. Base form of the verb is used with modal verbs.
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