Grammar Quiz (06 June 2024)

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".

The correct answer is- 'd.'

• The given sentence is grammatically correct and error-free.

• As the singular subject (India) is followed by a singular verb (is), hence it follows the subject-verb agreement.

• Thus there is no error in any part of the sentence and it is free from error.

• So option 4 is the correct answer.

And the correct sentence is: India is a country of linguistic and cultural diversity with multiple ethnic and social groups.

• Let's learn more about the subject- verb agreement:

• The verb in an either/or, or neither/nor sentence agrees

the noun or pronoun closest to it.

• Examples:

        1. Neither the plates nor the serving bowl goes on that shelf.

        2. Neither the serving bowl nor the plates go on that shelf.

• As a general rule, use a plural verb with two or more subjects when they are connected by and.

Example: A car and a bike are my means of transportation.

• In such questions, most of the students mark 'linguistic' as an incorrect part. So let's learn more about it:

。 Linguistic - It is an adjective and it means related to language.

Example: I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.

Linguistics - It is a noun and it means the scientific study of the structure and development of language.

Example: She is studying Linguistics at Oxford.

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.

The correct answer is 'c'.

The given sentence is erroneous because of the wrong usage of 'at' in part 'c'.

Let's understand the usage of 'at':

• Used to show the exact position.

• Used before small places.

• Used before an event or activity to denote participation.

• Used before names of buildings/places to denote real purpose.

• Used before night, noon, mid- day, mid-night, dawn, sunset, etc.

• Used before the name of festivals.

• Used to denote directions of action.

• Used before a price, rate, level, age, speed, etc.

• Used before the superlative degree.

• Used before words like request, invitation, suggestion.

• Used after an adjective to denote the cause of something.

Let's understand the usage of 'towards':

• Used to denote 'in the direction of'.

• Used to denote 'along a course leading to'.

• Used to denote 'in relation to'.

• Used to denote 'at a point in the direction of'.

• Used to denote 'such a position as to be in the direction of'.

• Used to denote 'not long before'.

• Used to denote 'in the way of help or assistance in'.

• Used to denote 'for the partial payment of'

• In the given sentence, she is moving in the direction of the river so 'at' will be replaced with 'towards'.

Hardly is incorrect. Hardly means scarcely. Hard will be used in place of hardly. Hard means to put in a lot of effort.

The correct answer is- 'd.'

• The given sentence is grammatically correct and error-free.

• As the singular subject (India) is followed by a singular verb (is), hence it follows the subject-verb agreement.

• Thus there is no error in any part of the sentence and it is free from error.

• So option 4 is the correct answer.

And the correct sentence is: India is a country of linguistic and cultural diversity with multiple ethnic and social groups.

• Let's learn more about the subject- verb agreement:

• The verb in an either/or, or neither/nor sentence agrees

the noun or pronoun closest to it.

• Examples:

        1. Neither the plates nor the serving bowl goes on that shelf.

        2. Neither the serving bowl nor the plates go on that shelf.

• As a general rule, use a plural verb with two or more subjects when they are connected by and.

Example: A car and a bike are my means of transportation.

• In such questions, most of the students mark 'linguistic' as an incorrect part. So let's learn more about it:

。 Linguistic - It is an adjective and it means related to language.

Example: I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.

Linguistics - It is a noun and it means the scientific study of the structure and development of language.

Example: She is studying Linguistics at Oxford.

The correct answer is "wonder how they have ever".

• Since the sentence is talking about 'popular today' and the second part of the sentence also talks about people comparing with their past pattern of not having 'artificial intelligence'.

• In the above sentence the word 'have' doesn't agree with 'lived'.

• We have to compare two ways of life in the past and present.

• So we should remove 'have' to make the sentence grammatically correct.

The correct sentence is 'Artificial intelligence is so popular today that many people wonder how they ever lived without that'.

• 'Never' and 'ever' are common with the past simple.

• We use 'ever' with questions.

• For Example: Have you ever studied Sanskrit?

Denied - state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.

(a) Derived - obtain something from

(c) Devoid - entirely lacking or free from.

(d) Deluded - make (someone) believe something that is not true.

"Too ________ to" is a pair used to connect two different conditions. For example, He was too nervous to perform well on the stage. Similarly in the given question, she was too startled(surprised) at first to say anything.

Denied - state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.

(a) Derived - obtain something from

(c) Devoid - entirely lacking or free from.

(d) Deluded - make (someone) believe something that is not true.