Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts. that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Everyone was surprised / at his indefatigable courage and determination / to achieve what he desired.
At his indefatigable courage and determination
No error
Everyone was surprised
To achieve what he desired
No error
Question 2:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts. that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The research fellow defended / his thesis scholarly / and obtained the degree.
his thesis scholarly
and obtained the degree
No error
The research fellow defended
The given sentence needs an adverb and not an adjective(scholarly).
Hence, 'his thesis in a scholarly manner' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts. that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He could not / get a job / despite of his best efforts.
He could not
despite of
his best efforts
get a job
We can either use the phrase 'in spite of' or 'despite' in a sentence to show that something happened although you did not expect it. However, both the phrases are grammatically correct.
Hence, 'despite' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 4:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts. that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
She speaks / very highly / of both her / daughter-in-laws.
very highly
of both her
daughter-in-laws
She speaks
We can never write '-in-laws' because adding 's' in the suffix(in-law) is wrong. However, we write daughter-in-law for a single female and daughters-in-law for more than two females. Similarly, the given sentence talks about two daughters-in-law.
Hence, 'daughters-in-law' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 5:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts. that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
She has been working tirelessly since hours.
She has
been working
tirelessly
since hours
"Since" is used to denote a point of time and for depicting an activity that is happening from a long time like since time immemorial/since ancient times. "For" is used for a fixed period of time(countable) like 2 years/3 months/4days/8 hours and for an activity that happened in a recent time. However, in the given question, we can count the working hours.
Hence, for hours will be the correct sentence structure.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
She asked from me that I had seen the movie or not.
me whether I had seen
to me that I saw
from me if I have
No substitution
If an interrogative sentence (in which a question is asked) is written in the indirect form(speech), then it is incorrect to write 'asked' and 'that' together. However, in this type of sentence, the Subject follows the reporting verb(asked), and 'If/Whether' follows the Subject.
Hence, 'asked (reporting verb) me whether I had seen' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
None other beside you are knowing the truth.
than you knows
but you are knowing
beside you is knowing
No substitution
The phrase 'none other than' is used for a single person. However, according to the "Subject-Verb Agreement Rule", a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, the phrase 'None other than' refers to a singular subject that will take 'knows' as a singular verb.
Hence, 'than you knows' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Accordingly to my opinion your essay is the best.
In mine opinion
According to me
According to mine opinion
No substitution
'Accordingly' is an adverb and we can never begin a sentence with it. So, accordingly' will be replaced with 'according'.
Hence, 'According to me' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
He obtained 80% marks in science in High school. He has qualified __________ the science stream in plus two.
for
at
in
to
The preposition used with qualified is 'for'.
Qualified for is a phrasal verb which means to become eligible for something. Eg: Qualified for the exam/final round/the next round of the interview.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
If only we __________ a light! It is depressing to wait in the dark.
have
have had
had
are having
If only we had a light.
In conditional sentences, use if only + past perfect to talk about a wish to change something that has already happened.
Eg: If only he had listened to what his friends had been telling him.
