Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e) i.e. ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
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- Question 1 of 20
1. Question
It (a)/ can take hundreds (b)/ of different experiments to achieve (c)/ a ultimate solution. (d)
Hint
‘Ultimate’ is proceeded with the article ‘the’ not ‘a’.
- Question 2 of 20
2. Question
Both (a)/ personality and external looking (b)/ vary greatly even among (c)/ brothers and sisters. (d)
Hint
The usage ‘external looking’ is incorrect, ‘looking’ is a verb and means ‘to look at’ while here it should be a noun so external ‘looks’.
- Question 3 of 20
3. Question
River water pollution (a)/ is often indicate (b)/ by algae (c)/ distribution (d).
Hint
The sentence is in the passive voice so the form (is + third) form of verb will be used. Therefore it must be indicated and not indicate.
- Question 4 of 20
4. Question
The ways of (a)/ communication has (b)/ changed dramatically (c)/ since the last century. (d)
Hint
It should be ‘have’ because the noun in the sentence is plural – ‘ways’ of communication.
- Question 5 of 20
5. Question
Gandhiji lived a noble life of fasting (a)/ and poverty (b)/ in order to work for peaceful (c)/ and independence. (d)
Hint
In the continuation of sentence ‘peaceful and independence’; both the words should be nouns, but peaceful is an adjective so the right word will be ‘peace’.
- Question 6 of 20
6. Question
The father divided (a)/ the property equally (b)/ between his son (c)/ and daughter. (d)
Hint
No error
- Question 7 of 20
7. Question
I am thinking (a)/ you were aware (b)/ of the rules and regulations (c)/ before joining. (d)
Hint
‘think’ is a stative verb. It should not be used in present progressive. So I think should be used.
- Question 8 of 20
8. Question
I knows a very good doctor (a)/ in my village (b)/ who will be able to (c)/ cure your disease. (d)
Hint
Replace ‘I ‘know’.
- Question 9 of 20
9. Question
I am not scared (a)/ to be travelling (b)/ in the dark (c)/ alone at night. (d)
Hint
Scare is followed by preposition ‘of’. So ‘of travelling’ should be used.
- Question 10 of 20
10. Question
The elevator in the building (a)/ is under repair; (b)/ we regret for (c)/ the inconvenience caused. (d)
Hint
‘for’ is not required in the sentence.
- Question 11 of 20
11. Question
His proposal had (a)/ to be send to (b)/ the President of the company (c)/ for her approval (d).
Hint
‘Sent’ is the third form of verb ‘send’ in passive voice.
- Question 12 of 20
12. Question
Though our training facilities (a)/ are limited only a (b)/ few employees have been (c)/ selected for training. (d)
Hint
Replace ‘though’ by ‘As’ to express cause and effect in the sentence.
- Question 13 of 20
13. Question
During the interview (a)/ the panel asked me (b)/ several technical questions (c)/ and I answered all of it. (d).
Hint
It should be ‘and I answered all of them’ to properly express cause and effect in the sentence.
- Question 14 of 20
14. Question
He decided to work for (a)/ an NGO, but most of his (b)/ classmates opted for high paid (c)/ jobs in multinational companies. (d).
Hint
Apply the adverb ‘highly’ before the adjective ‘paid’.
- Question 15 of 20
15. Question
Banglore is a beautiful city (a)/ which in (b)/ people have successfully blended (c)/ the modem with the traditional. (d)
Hint
Since Bangalore is a city, so ‘where’ should be used instead of ‘which’ because the referent is a place and not a thing.
- Question 16 of 20
16. Question
Our country’s performance (a)/ in the last few national and international games (b)/ is fairly ordinary (c)/ and below our stature. (d)
Hint
It should be ‘was’ in place of ‘is’ in the third part of the sentence because the sentence states past events.
- Question 17 of 20
17. Question
We have (a)/ fairly standard accounting procedures (b)/ that are on the line (c)/ with the internationally accepted norms. (d)
Hint
The correct phrase is “in line with’’. So the third part of the sentence should be written as “that are in line’’.
- Question 18 of 20
18. Question
The company is negotiating (a)/ new store launches (b)/ at nearby (c)/ half the rent. (d)
Hint
It should be ‘nearly’ in place of ‘nearby’ in the third part of the sentence.
- Question 19 of 20
19. Question
Intense fear blocks (a)/ both to the generation (b)/ and expression (c)/ of ideas. (d)
Hint
Delete ‘to’ from the second part of the sentence.
- Question 20 of 20
20. Question
The Government officials have been met (a)/ heads of commercial Banks later this week (b)/ to get their views on liquidity (c)/ and growth in deposits. (d)
Hint
The first of the sentence should be written as “The Government officials have to meet’’.