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'.
Many an old story were retold, and ancient conundrum repeated.
Many old story were retold
Many an old stories were retold
No improvement required
Many an old story was retold
"Many a/an + Singular Verb" is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence.
Hence, 'were' will be replaced with 'was' & 'Many an old story was retold' becomes the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
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'.
As the tree came crashing down, the monkeys woke upfrom its sleep and ran from branch to branch.
wakes up from its sleep
waken up in their sleep
No improvement required
woke up from their sleep
We will use a plural pronoun for 'monkeys' which is a plural subject in the given sentence.
Hence, 'its' must be replaced with the plural pronoun 'their' & 'woke up from their sleep' becomes the most appropriate answer
Question 3:
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'.
No other informations was conveyed to him.
No improvement required
None another information
No other information
No other's information
We cannot make the plural form of some nouns like Cattle, Scenery, Furniture, Work, Information, Equipment, etc. just by adding 's' at the end because they are already in the plural form. For example, 'information' is correct but 'informations' is incorrect.
Hence, 'No other information' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He has been / presented off / honorary awards.
No error
presented off
He has been
honorable awards
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'off' must be replaced with 'with'.
Hence, 'presented with' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction :- The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The Andes mountains / lay between / Chile and Argentina.
The Andes mountains
Chile and Argentina
lay between
No error
'Lay' means to put or set something down. Whereas, 'Lie' means to be or stay in a certain state or position. Similarly, the given sentencae states that the Andes mountains are in a position between Chile and Argentina.
Hence, 'lay' must be replaced with 'lie' & 'lie between' becomes the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
Direction :- The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
What would / happen if / human beings were / govern by robots?
human beings were
happen if
What would
govern by robots
The given sentence is in the simple past tense (Usage of would) so the verb must be used in its simple past form(V2) and not in the present form(govern).
Hence, 'were governed(V2) by robots' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 7:
Direction :- The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
She performed / the task / at the best / of her ability.
of her ability
at the best
She performed
the task
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'at' must be replaced with 'to'.
Hence, 'to the best of her ability' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 8:
Direction :- The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
His injury does not seems to affect him much.
to affect him much
No error
His injury
does not seems
does not seems
The linking verb 'seems' will be replaced with 'seem' because the given sentence requires it's plural form. Hence, 'does not seem' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 9:
Direction :- The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Life without laughter would be a dull affair.
would be
No error
a dull affair
Life without laughter
No Error. The sentence is grammatically correct.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.
Revile
Silence
Abuse
Incite
Discourage
Revile - criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
