Directions (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. Vijay worked very (a)/ hard so that he (b)/
might not keep the others (c)/ wait too long. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q2. The Short boy (a)/ has seven rupees (b)/ and the fat
boy (c)/ has only a rupee. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q3. The teacher drew (a)/ an attention of the (b)/ boys to
the importance (c)/ of regular practice. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q4. Whatever his intentions may
be (a)/ he should consider them carefully (b)/ before he comes (c)/ to a
decision. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q5. The Policemen started (a)/ firing the crowd (b)/ when
the striking (c)/ workers became violent. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q6. Often in political campaigns, a point is reached (a)/
at which the candidates (b)/ take out their gloves (c)/ and start slugging with
bare fists. (d)/ no error. (e)
Q7. People are worried (a)/ more because of the frequency
(b)/ of occurrence of the crime rather (c)/ than the magnitude of the crime.
/(d). No error. (e)
Q8. The number of students (a)/ competing in the event (b)/
has been fallen (c)/ because of want of incentive. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q9. When he used to walk (a)/ along the road, (b)/ a wild
and ferocious dog (c)/ knocked him down. (d)/ No error. (e)
Q10. None (a)/ but fools (b)/ has ever (c)/ believed it.
(d)/ No error. (e)
Directions (11-15): There
are three sentences given in each question. Find the sentence(s) which is/are
grammatically correct and mark your answer choosing the best possible
alternative among the five options given below each question. If all the
sentences are correct, choose (e) as your answer.
Q11.
(i) One of my brother told me about the sad demise of your
uncle.
(ii) He emphasised the role technology was
playing in India’s development.
(iii) The proposal to extend trading hours in order to attract investors too
has failed to take off.
(a)Only (i) is correct
(b)Only (iii) is correct
(c)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct
(d)None is correct
(e)All are correct
Q12.
(i) The temple will be a replica of the one in New Delhi
and another under construction in New Jersey.
(ii) All the people living in the house including the
servant was invited here.
(iii) There has not been any rainfall in this part of the
country since the last two years.
(a)Only (i) is correct
(b)Only (ii) is correct
(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d)None is correct
(e)All are correct
Q13.
(i) People who enjoy these kind of activities can be very
useful for your company.
(ii) The recent changes in the monetary policy has enabled
us to aggressively work in this area.
(iii) The BJP has occupied the non-Left political space of
the State to fulfil the wishes of the people.
(a)Only (i) is correct
(b)Only (iii) is correct
(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d)None is correct
(e)All are correct
Q14.
(i) Your suggestion is no different from the other
employees.
(ii) This is despite enthusiastic calls by several members
of the Indian strategic community to adopt harder measures to resolve the
crisis.
(iii) The author supported his arguments with the findings
of a recently concluded research study.
(a) Only (i) is correct
(b)Only (ii) is correct
(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d)None is correct
(e)All are correct
Q15.
(i) We are quite fond of this house because we are living
in it for the last five years.
(ii) The purchase made by him brought with him a number of
prizes.
(iii) The advocate declared in the court that his client
has prepared to surrender.
(a)Only (i) is correct
(b)Only (iii) is correct
(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d)None is correct
(e)All are correct
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. Replace ‘wait’ by ‘waiting’ as Gerund (Verb+ ing) is
used after ‘keep, mind, can’t help’.
Example. Will you mind my coming late?
They can’t help laughing
at him when they see him.
(Note: A Gerund is a verb form which functions as a noun
and it ends in ‘ing’)
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Use ‘one’ in place of ‘a’. ‘Seven rupees’ has been
used in the sentence in which ‘seven’ is a numerical adjective therefore ‘one’
will be used with ‘rupee’, not ‘a’.
(Note: Adjective are the words use to describe the noun)
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘the attention’ will be used in place of ‘an
attention’ as here ‘attention’ is certain. Remember that in the construction
‘Noun+ of+ Noun’, ‘the’ is used before ‘Noun’ which is before ‘of’.
Example. The
attention of the boys. (attention and boys are noun)
The life of
this man. (Life and man are noun)
(Note: Article ‘The’ is used to refer to specific or
particular nouns whereas ‘a/ an’ is used to modify non- specific or non-
particular noun.)
S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically correct.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘at’ or ‘on’ will be used after ‘firing’ because
‘fire+ at/on + somebody/ something’ is the correct use.
Example. Raghu fired
at/ on the tiger.
The Police started firing
at/ on the crowd.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. Replace ‘at which’ by ‘where’. Preposition ‘to’ or
‘at’ is not used after verb ‘reach’ but ‘adverb of Place’ is used.
Example. I reached
Delhi around 9.
She has reached
where she wanted.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. The use of ‘rather’ is superfluous as only ‘than’ is
used after comparative degree (more).
Example. He speaks more
clearly than you.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘Has fallen’ will be used in place of ‘has been fallen’ as there is no
passive form of intransitive verb (fall).
(Note: Verbs are of two types namely transitive verbs and
intransitive verbs. Transitive verbs need an object while Intransitive verbs
cannot have an object. Ex. “I bought a car” in which ‘bought’ is transitive.
“The Baby smiled”, ‘smiled’ is an intransitive verb)
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. Replace ‘When he used to walk’ with ‘while he was
walking’. For the two incidents of past, if one continues and the other one has
happened, then past continuous tense is used for the former and simple past for
latter.
Example. While I was
walking along the road, a mad dog attacked me.
S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically correct.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Option (i) is grammatically incorrect. Use ‘brother’
in place of ‘brothers’ as after ‘One of’ we use a plural noun.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol.
(ii)Use ‘were’ in place of ‘was’ as the subject is ‘all the
people’ which is plural.
(iii) Use ‘since’ in
place of ‘for’ as ‘since’ is used for ‘point of time’ and ‘for’ is used for
‘period of time’.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol.
(i)Use ‘these kinds’ in place of ‘these kind’ as ‘these’ is plural after which
plural noun must be used.
(ii) Use ‘have’ in place of ‘has’ as the subject “the
recent changes” is plural.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol.
(i) ‘not different from that of’ will be used as the comparison
is not between two people but with their suggestion.
(iii) The use of ‘study’ is superfluous.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol.
(iii) ‘was prepared to’ will be used in place of ‘has
prepared to’ as the given sentence is an indirect narration whose reporting verb
‘declared’ is in past tense and therefore the reported speech will also be in
past tense.
(ii) Use ‘brought him’ in place of ‘brought with him’.
Bring, buy, give + Indirect Object + Direct Object.
(i) Use ‘have been living’ in place of ‘are living’ as the sentence must be in
present perfect continuous due to the use of “for the last five years.”
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