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  1. 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

  2. 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’.

  3. 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’.

  4. 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’.

  5. 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’.

  6. 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’.

  7. 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’.

  8. 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’.

  9. 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’.

  10. 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’.

  11. 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

  12. 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’.

  13. 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’.

  14. 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).

  15. 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)’.

  16. 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’.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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’.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

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