The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He knows that / he has no other option / but to work hard.
he has no other option
No error
He knows that
but to work hard
but to work hard.
When 'but' is used as a preposition in a sentence it takes bare infinitive means without the preposition 'to'.
Hence, 'to' must be removed from the given sentence & 'but work hard' becomes the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
As soon the gun shot was heard, people ran out in panic.
in panic
As soon the
people ran out
gun shot was heard
As soon the
'As soon as' is the correct phrase which means immediately at or just after the time that.
Hence, 'As soon as the' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
During her vacation, Shanta _______ her mother when she went to work in the mall.
associated
abandoned
accompanied
isolated
Accompanied means to go together with somebody/something. The given sentence states that Shanta went together with her mother when she went to work in the mall.
Hence, 'accompanied' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Cyclone Amphan roared into West Bengal on Wednesday leave behind a trail of devastation across a large area of the State
across a large area
a trail of devastation
roared into West Bengal
leave behind
The later part of the sentence must be written in the past tense.
Hence, 'left behind/leaving behind' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 5:
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'.
Megha's habit of procrastination puts her colleagueson lot of trouble.
in lot of troubles
No improvement required
to a lot of trouble
into lot troubles
to a lot of trouble
The phrase 'put someone to trouble' means make somebody work extra and cause problems. Similarly in the given sentence, Megha's habit makes his colleagues do extra work and creates problems. Hence, 'to a lot of trouble' is the most appropriate answer.
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'.
Megha's habit of procrastination puts her colleagueson lot of trouble.
in lot of troubles
into lot troubles
No improvement required
to a lot of trouble
to a lot of trouble
The phrase 'put someone to trouble' means make somebody work extra and cause problems. Similarly in the given sentence, Megha's habit makes his colleagues do extra work and creates problems. Hence, 'to a lot of trouble' 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'.
The languages he can speak are English, Hindi, Marathi and Kannada.
No substitution required
is speaking are
can speak is
will speak are
No substitution required.
The sentence is grammatically correct.
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'.
Japan has made important and original contributions inside some fields like photography and electronics.
on some field like
for some field like
in some fields like
No substitution required
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'inside' must be replaced with 'in'.
Hence, 'in some fields like' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
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'.
Megha's habit of procrastination puts her colleagueson lot of trouble.
into lot troubles
No improvement required
to a lot of trouble
in lot of troubles
to a lot of trouble
The phrase 'put someone to trouble' means make somebody work extra and cause problems. Similarly in the given sentence, Megha's habit makes his colleagues do extra work and creates problems. Hence, 'to a lot of trouble' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
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'.
My hands were eager for tore up that awful letter.
of tearing up
to tear up
No substitution
for tearing upon
TEAR UP (phrasal verb): destroy something by pulling it into pieces; damage or destroy something by attacking it. We can either write "to + V1" or "for + V-ing" in a sentence. Both are grammatically correct.
