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  1. Question 1 of 20
    1. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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’.

  2. Question 2 of 20
    2. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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’.

  3. Question 3 of 20
    3. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  4. Question 4 of 20
    4. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  5. Question 5 of 20
    5. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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’.

  6. Question 6 of 20
    6. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    The father divided (a)/ the property equally (b)/ between his son (c)/ and daughter. (d)

    Hint

    No error

  7. Question 7 of 20
    7. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  8. Question 8 of 20
    8. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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’.

  9. Question 9 of 20
    9. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  10. Question 10 of 20
    10. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  11. Question 11 of 20
    11. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  12. Question 12 of 20
    12. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  13. Question 13 of 20
    13. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  14. Question 14 of 20
    14. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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’.

  15. Question 15 of 20
    15. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  16. Question 16 of 20
    16. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  17. Question 17 of 20
    17. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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’’.

  18. Question 18 of 20
    18. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  19. Question 19 of 20
    19. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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.

  20. Question 20 of 20
    20. Question

    Which part of the following sentence contains a grammatical error?

    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’’.

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