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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If asentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

She picked (1)/ on the (2)/ trail soon after. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

I shall go (A)/ by the (B)/ 3 o' clock's train. (C) / No error (D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The old owl will listen to the squirrel's problems, patiently.

A) The squirrel's problems shall be listened patiently by the old owl. B) The squarrel's problems will be listened to patiently by the old owl.
C) The squirrel's problems would be listened patiently by the old owl. D) The squirrels problems should be listened patiently by the old owl.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The squarrel's problems will be listened to patiently by the old owl.

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Every student B) should be asked to give
C) their ideas on the subject. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) their ideas on the subject.

Explanation:

Error is in third part. Every, each, either, neither are adjectives that are always followed by a singular pronoun. Every being singular takes singular subject. Therefore ‘their ideas’ should be replaced with’ his/her idea’.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

Your motivational speech(A)/has had the tremendous(B)/effect on my students.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
While he went beside (1)/ with our decisions, we were (2)/ never sure he totally agreed. (3)/No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Fissure

A) Agglutinate B) Blend
C) Cleavage D) Entwine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cleavage

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

The abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

write good English _____________ bad English.

 

A) so B) such  
C) as D) like
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) as

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