TOPIC: Error
correction, sentence improvement
Direction (1-10): 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. The old man asked me (a)/ if there
was any (b)/ place in (c)/ the compartment. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q2. He was (a)/ very friendly enough
(b)/ to help me when (c)/ I was in distress (d)/ No error. (e)
Q3. Being unable to (a)/ cope with (b)/
the syllabus (c)/ he discontinued the course. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q4. The college is (a)/ holding special
lectures for their students (b)/ and teachers so that they (c)/ may get
enlightened about the economic problems. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q5. Had they have anything like (a)/ my
condition (b)/ they would have felt (c)/ miserable and thought of committing
suicide. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q6. Please explain to me (a)/ how is a
digital computer (b)/ different from (c)/ an analogy computer. (d)/ No error.
(e)
Q7. A cell (a)/ is the smallest (b)/
identifiable unit of life and cannot be (c)/ seen with a naked eye. (d)/ No error.
(e)
Q8. A Quarrel arose between the five
members (a)/ and for a time (b)/ it appeared as if the party (c)/ had been
heading for a split. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q9. The smuggler yielded (a)/ for the
temptation (b)/ and fell into (c)/ the police trap. (d)/No error. (e)
Q10. Found guilty (a)/ on murder (b)/
the accused was (c)/ sentenced to death. (d)/ No error. (e)
Direction (11-15): Which of the following phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each
sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence
grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e.
“No correction required” as the answer.
Q11. Chinese and Russian commanders
conducted a simulation exercise in Kaliningrad province of the ongoing joint military drills code-named “Joint Sea
2017” in the Baltic Sea.
(a)at the ongoing
(b)for the ongoing
(c)in an ongoing
(d)to the ongoing
(e)No correction required
Q12. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
began a key visit to the Gulf region to
aim at defusing the standoff between
Turkey’s ally Qatar, saying no one had an interest in prolonging the crisis.
(a)which aimed to defuse the standoff
over
(b)aiming to defuse the standoff on
(c)aimed at defusing the standoff around
(d)has aimed on defusing the standoff at
(e)No correction required
Q13. India’s trade with African
countries is likely to touch $117 billion by 2020-21 in accounting improved economic tie and strong business
opportunities, according to a report.
(a)on account of improved economic ties
(b)accounting both improved economic tie
(c)has accounted improvement in economic
tie
(d)accounting economic ties improvement
(e)No correction required
Q14. India has to make suitable policy
changes by December this year to remove measures it had undertaken to protect its fledgling solar manufacturing
sector from foreign competition, according to a recent notice issued by the
Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
(a)it took to undertake protecting its
fledgling
(b)it has undertaken for protecting its
fledged
(c)undertaken to protect its fledged
(d)that it undertook in protecting its
fledgling
(e)No correction required
Q15. The RBI is also empowered in issuing other directions for resolution,
appoint or approve for appointment, authorities or committees to advise the
banking companies for stressed asset resolution.
(a)will also empower to issue
(b)would also be empowered to issue
(c)will be also empowered for issuing
(d)might be empowered in issuing
(e)No correction required
ALSO CHECK:
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Use ‘room’ in place of ‘place’.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. The use of ‘very’ is superfluous
because ‘positive degree adjective + enough’ is used. Ex. Lucky enough, tall
enough.
S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically
correct.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘its’ will be used in place of
‘their’ because the subject of the sentence ‘the college’ is in singular
number. Hence ‘its’ is used.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol.
Use ‘had’ in place of ‘have’ because after ‘have, had, has’, verb is
always used in part participle (V3). Ex. He has written a book, Had they had me
in their team, I would have helped him.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘is’ should be used after ‘a
digital computer’ because the sentence is assertive not interrogative.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. In place of ‘a’, ‘the’ is used as
‘with the naked eye’ is the correct expression.
S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. Use ‘among’ in place of ‘between’
because ‘between’ is used for the comparison of only two while ‘among’ is used
for the comparison of more than two.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. In place of ‘for’, ‘to’ will be
used because preposition ‘to’ is used after ‘yield’. Ex. She yielded to
bribery.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Use ‘of’ in place of ‘on’ because
preposition ‘of’ is used after ‘guilty’. Ex. “guilty of murder, guilty of
theft.”
S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. “for the ongoing” is the correct
phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. Read the first part of the
sentence carefully, it clearly indicates that simulation exercise is conducted
“for” and not “of” the ongoing military drills. Similarly the use of
preposition “in”, “at” or “to” is inappropriate in this case. Hence (b) is the
correct choice.
S12. Ans. (c)
Sol. “aimed at defusing the standoff
around” is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. It is
to be noted that the sentence is in Past Tense. Hence only option (c) is in
correct grammar structure to replace the bold part of the sentence.
S13. Ans. (a)
Sol.
“on account of improved economic ties” is the correct phrase to make the
sentence grammatically correct as the phrase “on account of” is the correct
usage which means because of. Read the sentence carefully, the reason behind
this growth in trade between two countries is because of improved economic ties
and strong business opportunities. Hence only option (a) is in correct grammar
structure to ally the sentence.
S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically
correct. It is to be noted that the later part of the sentence talks about the
removal of measures that were taken in the past. Hence the use of phrase “it
had undertaken to protect” is appropriate in context of the correct grammar
syntax. Hence the sentence doesn’t require any correction.
S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. “would also be empowered to issue”
is the correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. The use of
“will” is avoided as there is lack of certainty in the given clause. Other
options are not in accordance with the correct grammar structure. Hence (b) is
the correct option.
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