Grammar Quiz (24 June 2024)

The correct answer is "from".

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is "from".

• The word "abstain" is typically followed by the preposition "from". When you abstain from something, you deliberately do not do or have it, especially something harmful or pleasurable.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 1".

Complete Sentence: Pilots must abstain from alcohol for 24 hours before flying.

The correct answer is 'buy neither'.

• The erroneous part of the given sentence is buy neither.

• The given sentence is a negative sentence.

• In a negative sentence, neither is combined with a positive verb and comes first in the sentence and is followed by the verb. The subject comes third.

• Example - Mary did not pass the exam. Neither did John.

• It is wrong to combine neither with a negative verb. - John did not neither is incorrect.

• This same rule applies in the given sentence as it is incorrect to combine neither with the negative verb did not buy.

• So, the error lies in the part buy neither, making option 4 the correct answer.

• To make the given sentence correct, we need to use either.

• Either is combined with a negative verb and comes last in the sentence or clause. - Mary did not pass the exam. John did not either.

Correct sentence - I did not / buy either / of the / two dresses.

The correct answer is option 3) i.e. 'is enriched by the poetry'.

• The error lies in Part (is enriched by the poetries) of the sentence.

• The structure of the given sentence is incorrect.

• According to the rules of nouns, Collective nouns are generally used in the singular form.

• In the erroneous part of the given sentence word 'poetries' is wrong.

• We have to use 'poetry!

• Therefore, the use of 'is enriched by the poetries' in the sentence should be replaced with 'is enriched by the poetry' to make it grammatically correct. Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Correct sentence: The Bengali language is enriched by the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore and Kaji Nazrul Islam.

The correct answer is 'plays volleyball'.

• The use of the phrase 'play volleyball' is incorrect in the given sentence.

• Two or more singular subjects connected by 'or', 'nor', 'either...or', 'neither...nor' take a singular verb.

• In this question, two singular subjects are connected by 'neither..nor' verb will be used according to the nearest subject

• Therefore the nearest subject of the given sentence is 'singular' i.e. her friend thus verb will be used in singular form

• Example: Neither he nor I was dancing at the party.

• Hence, the underlined part of the sentence should be replaced by 'plays cricket'.

The correct sentence is: Neither Sangeeta nor her friend plays volleyball.

• The structure 'neither..nor' is used to join two negative ideas. It is the opposite of 'both..and'.

Example: She cannot write Telugu. She cannot speak Telugu.

She can neither write nor speak Telugu.

The correct answer is 'enjoyed the book that'.

• The most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment is: enjoyed the book that.

• The original sentence, "I thoroughly enjoyed a book that you gave me," uses the definite article 'the' before "book" to refer to a specific book previously mentioned or known between the speaker and the listener.

• Here's the revised sentence using the correct form: "I thoroughly enjoyed the book that you gave me; its compelling storyline kept me hooked till the very end."

• The change maintains the specificity of the book being referred to, thus using the definite article 'the' to indicate a particular book given by the listener.

The correct answer is 'A'.

• The error lies in the wrong order of the pronouns 'You, I and Ram' in Part A.

• The order of the personal pronouns 'You, I and Ram' should be replaced by 'You, Ram and I'.

• When a sentence conveys a positive idea, the order of the personal pronouns should be Second Person > Third Person > First Person.

Hence, the correct sentence is: You, Ram and I have decided to stay together in every situation.

• When the sentence conveys a negative idea (especially confessing guilt), the order of the personal pronouns should be First Person > Second Person > Third Person.

• E.g.- I, You and He are the cause of all the troubles that the entire neighborhood is facing.

The correct answer is 'spectacles'.

• A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, quality, idea, etc.

• There are certain nouns that are always used in plural form. We can't get their singular forms by removing 's'. Also, such nouns always take plural verbs.

• The word 'spectacles', which means 'a device used to correct defects of vision; glasses', is one example. Other examples are: regards, eatables, gallows, assets, dues, remains, etc.

• Example: They gave the remains of their lunch to a dog.

So, according to the context of the sentence, 'spectacles' is the correct word for the blank.

Correct sentence: Could you please pass my spectacles?

• The word 'spectacle' means 'visually striking performance or display'.

• Example: Sunset is a beautiful spectacle.

• The word 'reading glasses' can also be used in the given sentence.

The correct answer is 'whom'.

• In the given sentence the most appropriate Option is 'whom'.

• The given sentence is in passive voice. Its active form is 'Who wrote the Ramayana?'.

• In the 'active to passive' transformation 'who' is changed into 'whom'.

• Because 'who is only used for a subject'.

• When the same interrogative (question word) is placed after a verb or preposition, it becomes whom. Whom should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.

• With passive forms, 'by' must be used to refer to the agent.

Example:

• Who did this? (Active Voice)

• By whom was this done? (Passive Voice)

Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 3.

Correct Sentence: By whom was the Ramayana written?

The correct answer is 'plays volleyball'.

• The use of the phrase 'play volleyball' is incorrect in the given sentence.

• Two or more singular subjects connected by 'or', 'nor', 'either...or', 'neither...nor' take a singular verb.

• In this question, two singular subjects are connected by 'neither..nor' verb will be used according to the nearest subject

• Therefore the nearest subject of the given sentence is 'singular' i.e. her friend thus verb will be used in singular form

• Example: Neither he nor I was dancing at the party.

• Hence, the underlined part of the sentence should be replaced by 'plays cricket'.

The correct sentence is: Neither Sangeeta nor her friend plays volleyball.

• The structure 'neither..nor' is used to join two negative ideas. It is the opposite of 'both..and'.

Example: She cannot write Telugu. She cannot speak Telugu.

She can neither write nor speak Telugu.

The correct option to fill in the blank is: Particularly.

• The sentence states that the accuracy rates of facial recognition algorithms are low, specifically in the case of minorities, women, and children.

• The word "particularly" is used to emphasize this specific group of individuals and highlights that they experience a notable decrease in accuracy compared to others. Therefore, the correct word to fill in the blank is "particularly," indicating that accuracy rates are notably low in the mentioned demographic groups.