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- Question 1 of 25
1. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
The price of (a)/ all petroleum products (b)/ is controlled (c)/ by the Government. (d)
Hint
No error
- Question 2 of 25
2. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
There is a (a)/ tax benefit for (b)/ the income of (c)/ senior citizens. (d)
Hint
Replace ‘for’ with ‘on’.
- Question 3 of 25
3. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
In my opinion (a)/ Vikas has (b)/ failed to follow (c)/ none of the instructions. (d)
Hint
Replace ‘None’ with ‘any’.
- Question 4 of 25
4. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
At least of (a)/ three percent of (b)/ those who applied (c)/ will be selected. (d)
Hint
Delete ‘of’.
- Question 5 of 25
5. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
He was a (a)/ well known economist (b)/ who usual wrote (c)/ for international journals. (d)
Hint
Replace ‘usual’ with ‘usually’.
- Question 6 of 25
6. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
She had seen (a)/ the approaching truck (b)/ and had jumping (c)/ out of the way. (d)
Hint
Replace ‘jumping’ with ‘jumped’.
- Question 7 of 25
7. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Every home and office (a)/ needs the latest equipment (b)/ for keep up (c)/ with times. (d)
Hint
Replace ‘for keep up’ with ‘to keep up’.
- Question 8 of 25
8. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
The state government (a)/ has send reports (b)/ to the centre (c)/ on the situation. (d)
Hint
Replace ‘send’ with ‘sent’.
- Question 9 of 25
9. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
The principle that (a)/ a pen is mightier (b)/ then a sword (c)/ was known to early Greeks. (d)
Hint
Replace ‘then’ with ‘than’.
- Question 10 of 25
10. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Martha missed her dog (a)/ who died of a (b)/ skin infection at a (c)/ very young age. (d)
Hint
Relative pronoun used for animals is ‘which’ and not ‘who’.
- Question 11 of 25
11. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
He walked as faster (a)/ as he could so that (b)/ he would not (c)/ miss the train to work. (d)
Hint
‘As fast’ is the correct use
- Question 12 of 25
12. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
She shared (a)/ all her secrets with (b)/ Suman as they had been (c)/ friends with childhood. (d)
Hint
Instead of the phrase ‘friends with childhood’ we should use ‘friends since childhood’.
- Question 13 of 25
13. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Gautam did not care (a)/ so many about (b)/ anything else as much (c)/ as he cared for his dog. (d)
Hint
Instead of the phrase ‘so many about’ we should use ‘so much about’.
- Question 14 of 25
14. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
You cannot change (a)/ people, but you (b)/ can definitely (c)/ change own. (d)
Hint
Instead of the phrase ‘change own’ we should use ‘change yourself’ (the reflexive form of you).
- Question 15 of 25
15. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Veena wanted to (a)/ become a surgeon (b)/ and worked very hardly (c)/ to achieve this. (d)
Hint
The word ‘hardly’ means: almost no; almost not; almost none. Therefore, Instead of the phrase ‘and worked very hardly’ we should use ‘and worked very hard (Adverb)’.
- Question 16 of 25
16. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Krishna ran to the (a)/ nearing grocery store to (b)/ buy biscuits as his parents (c)/ were expecting guests. (d)
Hint
Instead of the phrase ‘nearing grocery store to’ we should use ‘near by grocery store to’.
- Question 17 of 25
17. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
As soon so (a)/ he came home, (b)/ he showered and got (c)/ ready to go out again. (d)
Hint
‘As soon as’ is the correct form for correlative.
- Question 18 of 25
18. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Drug abuse have (a)/ become one of (b)/ our most (c)/ serious social problems (d).
Hint
‘Drug abuse’ is a singular subject so the verb should be the singular ‘has’, not have.
- Question 19 of 25
19. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Alexander Calder, who was originally (a)/ interested in (b)/ mechanical engineering later (c)/ became a sculpture (d).
Hint
Alexander became a Sculptor (a noun that is a subject) not a sculpture which is an object.
- Question 20 of 25
20. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Studying (a)/ the science of (b)/ logic is one way to (c)/ cultivate one’s reason (d)/ skills.
Hint
It is ‘reasoning skills. ‘Reason’ is a noun which means the cause behind an action. The skill is of the ability to give reasons, which will be in the form of verb-noun i.e., reasoning.
- Question 21 of 25
21. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Every candidate under (a)/ considering (b)/ for a military job must undergo (c)/ a thorough medical (d)/ examination.
Hint
Under ‘Consideration’. Considering is a verb and cannot be used with the preposition ‘under’. Only noun can follow under.
- Question 22 of 25
22. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Caricature, a type (a)/ of exaggeration (b)/ is common (c)/ used in political cartoons. (d)
Hint
The word used before the verb ‘used’ will be an adverb not a noun, thus the correct use will be ‘commonly’ and not ‘common’.
- Question 23 of 25
23. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Explain (a)/ why you believe (b)/ these practices (c)/ should be discontinued. (d)
Hint
Prohibited should be used.
- Question 24 of 25
24. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
If you employ (a)/ more systematic (b)/ methods (c)/ you can lesser your costs. (d)
Hint
Lessen should be used.
- Question 25 of 25
25. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
On the basics (a)/ of this data (b)/ it is worthwhile (c)/ to take this risk. (d)
Hint
Basis should be used.