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Directions (1-15): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option
Q1. His maid servant behaviour (A)/ is undoubtedly indecent (B)/ but I don’t understand how he tolerates it (C)/ No Error (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Replace ‘‘servant’’ with ‘‘servant’s’’. The presence of the noun ‘behaviour’ after ‘servant’ justifies the use of ‘s and meaning of the sentence.
Hence option ‘A’ has the error.
Q2. The issues are very complex (A)/ and the problem is that they are bound to be obscured (B)/ by these hypocritical politicians (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. No Error
Q3. Now I have come (A)/ to know why he always remains at (B)/ loggers-head with his wife and mother-in-law (C)/ No Error (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Replace ‘loggers-head’ by ‘logger-heads’.
Logger-heads: to be in disagreement.
Hence, option ‘C’ has the error.
Q4. Between you and I (A)/ he probably won’t (B)/ come at all (C)/ No Error (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Replace ‘I’ by ‘me’ as ‘between’ is a preposition which takes ‘objective case’ of pronoun after it.
Hence option ‘A’ has the error.
Q5. The officer as well as (A)/ the assistants absented (B)/ themselves from the office (C)/ No Error (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Replace ‘themselves’ by ‘himself’. As the main subject is ‘The officer’ which is a singular noun and by sub-verb agreement rule, nouns/pronouns, connected with ‘with’, ‘along-with’, ‘together with’ ‘as well as’, ‘like’, ‘unlike’, ‘besides’ etc. take the verb after them according to the first noun.
Hence option ‘C’ has the error.
Q6. The Statesman has the (A)/ larger circulation (B)/ of all English details (C)/ No Error (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Replace ‘larger’ by ‘largest’.
Article ‘the’ takes ‘superlative degree of adjective’ after it not the ‘comparative degree’ usually.
Hence option ‘B’ has the error.
Q7. I always enjoy (A)/ to read (B)/ books (C)/ No Error (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Replace ‘to read’ by ‘reading’. As ‘enjoy’ takes gerund (V₁ + ing) with it.
Hence option ‘B’ has the error.
Q8. The Captain along with (A)/ his team has been (B)/ invited to the function (C)/ No Error (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. No Error.
Q9. As soon as (A)/ I reach my office (B)/ I will mail you the files (C)/ No Error (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. No Error
Note: There is no need to use preposition after ‘reach’ as reach has been used as a transitive verb with the object ‘my office’.
Also, Tense rule has been followed aptly in the sentence.
Hence there is no error in any part of the sentence.
Q10. Glimpses to the religious side (A)/ of his nature appear in (B)/ the majority of his plays (C)/ No Error (D).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Replace preposition ‘to’ by ‘of’.
As ‘glimpse of’ stands for ‘see or perceive briefly or partially.’
Hence option ‘A’ has the error.
Q11. In his concluding remarks, (A)/ he said almost (B)/ nothing worth listening to (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Remove ‘to’ after ‘worth listening’ as its use is redundant here.
Hence option ‘C’ has the error.
Q12. The decline of his moral (A)/ was caused by a lot of factors that were (B)/ once fascinating to him (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Replace ‘of’ by ‘in’.
Because ‘decline of an empire/decline of a party’ can be used but with nouns like ‘prices’, ‘moral’, we use ‘decline in’.
Hence option ‘A’ has an error.
Q13. The plan was to go for (A)/ the cinema but (B)/ owing to certain hindrances, it failed (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Replace ‘for’ by ‘to’.
As ‘go to the cinema’, ‘go to the theatre’ etc. are the correct phrases.
Hence option ‘A’ has the error.
Q14. Two of my intimate friends called on me (A)/ on yesterday when I was (B)/ away from home (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Remove ‘on’ before yesterday.
As ‘yesterday’, the day before yesterday, today, tomorrow etc. don’t take ‘on’ or ‘in’ before them.
Hence option ‘B’ has the error.
Q15. Unless you don’t obey (A)/ your elders you (B)/ will not succeed in your life (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. Remove ‘don’t’ after ‘you’.
As ‘Unless’, ‘Until’, ‘Lest’ etc. don’t take negative words after them.
Hence option ‘A’ has the error.
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