The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The students / and the teachers / worked hardly to make the event a success.
The students
and their teachers
to make the event a success
worked hardly
Hardly is incorrect. Hardly means scarcely. Hard will be used in place of hardly. Hard means to put in a lot of effort.
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The _______________ part of this issue is that the investigation officer himself turned out to be the culprit.
primary
major
funniest
real
Funniest -something or someone that causes laughter.
Major - more important and bigger than others of the same type.
Real - Truth, existing in fact not imaginary.
Primary - Most important,Main
So, the option (a) is the most logical answer.
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Ritu is an __________ reader. I always find her with a book.
avid
erratic
irritated
inattentive
Avid - eager and enthusiastic
Erratic - changing without reason (used about a person's behaviour)
Inattentive- Not paying attention.
Since she is always found with a book it means she is an avid reader.
Question 4:
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'.
I practised for the debate; that's why I am late.
was practising for
have practised for
am practising for
No substitution required
was practising for.
The incident i.e reason for the delay was in continuous tense in the past. Hence, 'was + V1 + ing' is the correct structure. The sentence is talking about the reason for the delay which belongs to the past event so 'was practising for' will be used.
Question 5:
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The bag she had lost / in the morning contain her documents, / therefore, she is / very worried.
very worried.
in the morning contain her documents
therefore she is
The bag she had lost
The correct answer is "in the morning contain her documents"
• The verb "contain" should be converted in the past tense to agree with the past tense of the main verb "had lost."
• The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "contained," which agrees with the past tense of the main verb and is the correct form to use in the context of the sentence.
• Using the incorrect verb form, as in option 3, is a common grammatical error known as a tense error. This error occurs when the tense of a verb does not agree with the tense of the main verb in a sentence.
Thus, option 3 is the correct answer.
The correct sentence: The bag she had lost in the morning contained her documents, therefore, she is very worried.
Question 6:
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Ultimately it turned / out to be a fight / between an elephant / and a ant.
between an elephant
and a ant.
out to be a fight
Ultimately it turned
The correct answer is "and a ant".
• The error in this segment is in the use of the indefinite article "a" before the word "ant".
• Since "ant" begins with a vowel sound, the correct article to use is "an", making the correct phrase "and an ant".
Therefore, the correct answer is "option 1".
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'.
I practised for the debate; that's why I am late.
am practising for
have practised for
was practising for
No substitution required
was practising for.
The incident i.e reason for the delay was in continuous tense in the past. Hence, 'was + V1 + ing' is the correct structure. The sentence is talking about the reason for the delay which belongs to the past event so 'was practising for' will be used.
Question 8:
Following sentence has an error in one of its parts. Find the part which has the error and mark it accordingly.
He has been striving (A) /his level best (B) / to achieve the goal (C) / with her hard work. (D)
B
D
C
A
. The correct answer is 'D'.
• The error lies in the 'Part D' of the sentence.
• In the original sentence, "with her hard work" is incorrect because the pronoun "her" does not match the subject of the sentence, which is "He."
•The correct pronoun to use here is "his" to match the possessive form of "He."
Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.
Correct Sentence: He has been striving his level best to achieve the goal with his hard work.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Ritu is an __________ reader. I always find her with a book.
avid
irritated
erratic
inattentive
Avid - eager and enthusiastic
Erratic - changing without reason (used about a person's behaviour)
Inattentive- Not paying attention.
Since she is always found with a book it means she is an avid reader.
Question 10:
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Ultimately it turned / out to be a fight / between an elephant / and a ant.
and a ant.
out to be a fight
Ultimately it turned
between an elephant
The correct answer is "and a ant".
• The error in this segment is in the use of the indefinite article "a" before the word "ant".
• Since "ant" begins with a vowel sound, the correct article to use is "an", making the correct phrase "and an ant".
