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- Question 1 of 25
1. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Our present (a)/ projects are running (b)/ on schedule (c)/ and will be completely on time. (d)
Hint
Completed should be used.
- Question 2 of 25
2. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
We have noticed (a)/ you in advance (b)/ regarding (c)/ the regional manager’s conference. (d)
Hint
Informed should be used.
- Question 3 of 25
3. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
You (a)/ will be ready (b)/ to start (c)/ while he comes. (d)
Hint
‘While’ is used for a process or series of events, but ‘he comes’ is a single event for which, ‘when’, should be used as a referring adverb.
- Question 4 of 25
4. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
The girls (a)/ which (b)/ won were honoured (c)/ by their friends. (d)
Hint
Which is used for things, for people ‘who’ must be used.
- Question 5 of 25
5. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Ram asked (a)/ would I go (b)/ to the college (c)/ with him. (d)
Hint
It is a question in the reported speech, so there must be an ‘if’ before I. The right sentence will be “Ram asked if I would go.”
- Question 6 of 25
6. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Recent studies have shown (a)/ that non-smoking (b)/ are more productive (c)/ than those who smoke. (d)
Hint
This part of the sentence should be a noun so, it will be ‘non-smokers’.
- Question 7 of 25
7. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
I heard (a)/ Sita’s (b)/ knocking at (c)/ the door. (d)
Hint
‘Knocking’ is a gerund and it can be preceded by a possessive form. So there is no error.
- Question 8 of 25
8. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Organised (a)/ labour has fight (b)/ for and won protection and benefits (c)/ for its workers. (d)
Hint
has is always followed by the third form of verb so ‘has fought’.
- Question 9 of 25
9. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
A music and dance show have been (a)/ organised to raise (b)/ funds for the orphanage on the first (c)/ Saturday of next month. (d)
Hint
‘show’ is a singular subject so it should be ‘has been’ not ‘have been’.
- Question 10 of 25
10. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
The book is well-printed (a)/ and attractively bound (b)/ making altogether (c)/ an attractive volume (d).
Hint
The complete sentence should be “making altogether for an attractive volume.”
- Question 11 of 25
11. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
He is one (a)/ of the shrewdest men (b)/ that is (c)/ in the administration. (d)
Hint
‘Shrewdest men’ is the subject for this auxiliary verb, hence it should be the plural ‘are’ not ‘is’.
- Question 12 of 25
12. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
No sooner had he (a)/ come from Mumbai when (b)/ he was asked (c)/ to proceed to Delhi. (d)
Hint
Because the sentence begins with No sooner had he come, the right use will be ‘than’ not ‘when’. ‘When’ is used, when the exact event or time is mentioned directly in the sentence, e.g., He had just come from Mumbai when he was asked to proceed to Delhi.
- Question 13 of 25
13. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
It’s (a)/ imperative that a management student maintains (b)/ a grade point of (c)/ “B” in his major field. (d)
Hint
‘Of’ is unnecessary. The right use is grade point ‘B’.
- Question 14 of 25
14. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Regardless of (a)/ your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be (b)/ for the students to practice (c)/ speaking words. (d)
Hint
There are two usage of practice-practice which is a noun and practise, which is verb. to + verb is the correct use so the right answer should be ‘to practise’.
- Question 15 of 25
15. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
If the ozone gases of the atmosphere did not filter out (a)/ the ultraviolet rays of the sun, life as (b)/ we know it (c)/ would not have evolved on earth. (d)
Hint
The last part of the sentence refers to the work completed in the past. In the format of, if and then, the tenses of two verbs in both parts should be the same so it should have been ‘had not filtered out’.
- Question 16 of 25
16. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
The pleura that cover (a)/ the exterior (b)/ of the lungs (c)/ and the inner walls of the chest cavity is a thin elastic membrane. (d)
Hint
For singular subject the verb in the simple present tense is plural so ‘covers’ not ‘cover’.
- Question 17 of 25
17. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Many psychologists today suggest (a)/ that we interpret dreams by compare (b)/ the dreams with (c)/ the reality of each person’s life. (d)
Hint
The sentence is in the current present tense so the verb following by will in the continuous form that is ‘by + verb + ing’. So ‘comparing’ and not ‘compare’.
- Question 18 of 25
18. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
When (a)/ I came home, the (b)/ children still didn’t finish (c)/ dinner. (d)
Hint
The sentence refers to a time in the past, so the action has been completed in the past tense, which implies the tense of the verb would be past perfect so ‘hadn’t finish’ and not ‘didn’t finish’.
- Question 19 of 25
19. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
He would (a)/ never have taken the job if he had been knowing (b)/ what great demands (c)/ it would make on his time. (d)
Hint
Present perfect continuous tense is employed when the work continue till the present. The given sentence on the other hand suggests that the work should have happened at some time in the past, so the tense used should be Past Perfect, ‘had known’ not ‘had been knowing’.
- Question 20 of 25
20. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Schools in India can be supported (a)/ either by government budgets (b)/ and (c)/ by private foundations. (d)
Hint
The use of ‘either’ will be followed by ‘or’ not and.
- Question 21 of 25
21. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Delhi is definitely (a)/ one of the (b)/ most large (c)/ cities in the world. (d)
Hint
The superlative degree for the verb large is ‘largest’ not ‘most large’.
- Question 22 of 25
22. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
In 60’s Beatles, with (a)/ their haircuts, clothes and joking (b)/ drew (c)/ crowds of shrieking teenagers. (d)
Hint
It is a series of nouns-haircuts, clothes and … ‘joking’ is a verb so the noun should be used in its place- Jokes.
- Question 23 of 25
23. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Three conditions critical (a)/ for growing (b)/ plants are soil, temperature, chemical balance or (c)/ amount of moisture. (d)
Hint
It should be ‘and’ and not ‘or’. The sentence is giving a list not options.
- Question 24 of 25
24. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
Atrophy can affect (a)/ a cell, organ, (b)/ tissues (c)/ or limb. (d)
Hint
The list has the article ‘a’ and all other nouns are singular, so ‘tissues’ too should be singular.
- Question 25 of 25
25. Question
Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?
While (a)/ a strong defend (b)/ is important to any country it cannot be more important than the livelihood (c)/ of its citizens. (d)
Hint
‘Strong’ is an adjective so the word following it should logically be a noun, ‘defend’ is a verb, the right answer will be ‘defence’.