Directions ( 1-10
) : In the following questions, All of the sentences have errors. Find out
which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer.
) : In the following questions, All of the sentences have errors. Find out
which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer.
1. Ram is very thirsty, give him little water to drink.
(a) Ram is very
thirsty
thirsty
(b) give him
(c) little
water
water
(d) to drink
Ans- c( use ‘a
little water’ in place of ‘little water’)
little water’ in place of ‘little water’)
2.These people
work lest their entries may be banned.
work lest their entries may be banned.
(a) These
people
people
(b) work
lest
lest
(c) their entries
(d) may be banned
Ans- d (‘should
be’ be in place of ‘may be’. “lest is followed by should”)
be’ be in place of ‘may be’. “lest is followed by should”)
3.The information
supplied to us were not as useful as we first thought it would be.
supplied to us were not as useful as we first thought it would be.
(a) The
information supplied
information supplied
(b) to us were
not as
not as
(c) useful as we
first
first
(d) thought it
would be
would be
Ans- b(‘was not’
in place of ‘were not’. information is always used in Singular.)
in place of ‘were not’. information is always used in Singular.)
4.The saint
appears to have seen more happier days.
appears to have seen more happier days.
(a) The
saint
saint
(b) appears to
have seen
have seen
(c) more
happier
happier
(d) days
Ans- c(‘happier’
in place of ‘more happier’. Double comparatives should be avoided.)
in place of ‘more happier’. Double comparatives should be avoided.)
5.Have your read
this Novel farther than I?
this Novel farther than I?
(a) Have your
read
read
(b) this novel
(c) farther
(d) than I
Ans- c (‘further’
in place of ‘farther’. farther shows
distance only, but further shows both position and distance)
in place of ‘farther’. farther shows
distance only, but further shows both position and distance)
6.My
brother-in-law with his daughter now in Singapore were present at the function.
brother-in-law with his daughter now in Singapore were present at the function.
(a) My
brother-in-law with his daughter
brother-in-law with his daughter
(b) now in
Singapore
Singapore
(c) were present
(d) at the
function
function
Ans- c (use ‘was’
in place of were.. verb will be used according to the first subject..that is
singular. )
in place of were.. verb will be used according to the first subject..that is
singular. )
7.Her knowledge
of Urdu are very limited.
of Urdu are very limited.
(a) Her
(b) knowledge
of
of
(c) Urdu are
(d) very limited
Ans- c( ‘Urdu is’
not Urdu are’)
not Urdu are’)
8.Do you really
believe that she has blamed us for the accident, especially you and I?
believe that she has blamed us for the accident, especially you and I?
(a) Do you really
believe
believe
(b) that she has
blamed us
blamed us
(c) for the
accident,
accident,
(d) especially
you and I
you and I
Ans- d (use ‘you
and me’. objective case personal pronouns will be used here.)
and me’. objective case personal pronouns will be used here.)
9.Nobody offered
to give up their seat to the old man holding his grand child in his arms.
to give up their seat to the old man holding his grand child in his arms.
(a) Nobody
offered to give up
offered to give up
(b) their seat to
the old man
the old man
(c) holding his
grand child
grand child
(d) in his arms
Ans- b (‘His
seat’ in place of ‘their seat’)
seat’ in place of ‘their seat’)
10.He labours
hard lest he may fail in the exam.
hard lest he may fail in the exam.
(a) He
labours
labours
(b) hard
lest
lest
(c) he may fail
(d) in the exam.
Ans- c(use
‘should’ in place of ‘may’)
‘should’ in place of ‘may’)
