Directions (1-15): Read each sentence to find
out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if
any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the
answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of
punctuation, if any.)
Q1. They talked for a while (a)/ and then they will (b)/
continue to play the game (c)/ till tomorrow morning. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q2.Some
skills are (a)/ more difficult than others (b)/ so it takes a longer time (c)/
to master them. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q3.
The guide told us (a)/ that where the island was (b)/ and went on (c)/
narrating its history. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q4.
Even after hearing him (a)/ for a fairly long time (b)/ we failed to understand
(c)/ that he was harping on. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q5.
Prabhakar arrives in the office (a)/ as fresh as he starts (b)/ from home even
though (c)/ he commutes a long distance. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q6.
Hardly has she finish (a)/ the typing when the (b)/ Manager entered the room
(c)/ with some more work. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q7.
Truly speaking (a)/ there was little merit (b)/ in the complaint sent in (c)/
by the employee. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q8.
Ordinarily, when in difficulty (a)/ Renuka prefers keeping her counsel (b)/
than running about (c)/ taking advice. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q9.
Cricket has become so (a)/ popular that even elderly (b)/ people are discussing
(c)/ the game when they meet. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q10.
Nitin gets so engrossed (a)/ in his work that (b)/ he does not often hear (c)/
the phone ring. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q11.
Within an hour’s (a) / journey we (b) / will approach near (c) / Patna. (d) /
No Error. (e)
Q12. We
had swam (a) / across the river (b) / before (c) / the sun set. (d) / No Error.
(e)
Q13.
Neither Rakesh(a) / nor (b) / I are leaving (c) / for Hyderabad. (d) / No Error
(e)
Q14. Death (a) / is (b) / preferable (c) / than life. (d) / No Error (e)
Q15. If
(a) / it snowed tomorrow (b) / we’ll go (c) / skating. (d) / No Error (e)
SOLUTIONS:
S1.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
‘will talk’ will be used in place of ‘talked’ as the sentence contains two
actions of future.
Ex.
He will go to his sister and then he will go to his friend.
S2.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
The sentence is grammatically correct.
S3.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
The use of ‘that’ before ‘where’ is superfluous.
S4.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
Use ‘what’ in place of ‘that’. ‘Harping on’ means talk or write persistently
and tediously on.
S5.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
The sentence is grammatically correct.
S6.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
‘had she finished’ will be used in place of ‘has she finished’ as when
‘hardly… when’ is used in a sentence,
then in ‘hardly’ clause past perfect tense is used and in clause having ‘when’,
simple past tense is used.
Ex.
Hardly had she reached the station when the train started.
S7.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
The sentence is grammatically correct.
S8.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
‘to’ will be used in place of ‘than’ as if ‘prefer’ is used in the sentence for
comparing two nouns or noun equivalents then preposition ‘to’ is used after
‘prefer’.
Ex.
He prefers milk to tea.
S9.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
Use ‘discuss’ in place of ‘are discussing’ as to tell the habit of present,
simple present tense is used.
Ex.
When the boss comes, everybody stands up.
S10.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
The sentence is grammatically correct.
S11.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
The Use of ‘near’ is superfluous as ‘approach’ itself means ‘to come close’.
S12.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
‘swum’ will be used in place of ‘swam’ as the past form of ‘swim’ is ‘swam’ and
its past participle form is ‘swum’ and moreover after have/ has/ had/ having,
past participle form of verb means V3 is used.
S13.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
Use ‘am’ in place of ‘are’ as with ‘neither… nor’, ‘either… or’, ‘not only… but
also’, the verb is used according to the subject close to it.
Ex.
Either you or he has committed a blunder.
S14.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
‘to’ will be used in place of ‘than’ as after ‘preferable, senior, junior,
superior, inferior, prior, anterior, posterior’, ‘to’ is used.
Ex.
She is junior to you.
This
is preferable to that.
S15.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
‘snows’ is the correct use instead of ‘snowed’. There are two incidents of
future (tomorrow, we’ll go) hence simple present tense is used in subordinate
clause (if, till, until, before, after).
Ex.
If it rains, we shall not go out.
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