Read each sentence to find if there is any grammatical error in it. If there is any error, it will be only one part of the sentence. The number or alphabet of that part is your answer.
( Disregard punctuation errors if any)
1 I shall / ring him / tomorrow / in the afternoon.
A B C D
2. I enjoyed / during my / stay in / England.
A B C D
3.The clothes / were neatly / hanged Ion / the cloth line.
ABC D
4.The major / along with / his soldiers / were killed in the field.
ABC D
5.The firm show / began / when we arrived / in the hall.
ABC D
6. 6.I believe / that respect / is more preferable than / money.
ABC D
7. I never have / visited / or intend to visit / foreign countries
ABC D
8.In this way nuclear fission / or the splitting / of the atom / have been achieved /
ABC D
9.Modem film techniques / are far superior / than that / employed in the past /
ABC D
10. No sooner the news appeared in the paper/ than / there was a rush / in the counter/
ABC D
Answers and Explanation
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. D
9.C
10. A
1. 'Ring him up' in place of' ring him '. Ring up is the correct idiom.
2. 'I enjoyed myself in place of' I enjoyed' . Some verbs take reflexive pronouns after them.
3. 'Hung' in place of' hanged' .' Hanged' is used for living beings an ung is used for other objects.
4. was killed in place of were killed.
5. had begun in place of hegan
6. 'preferable to ' in place of 'more preferable than' . ' preferable' is word indicating a comparative sense and thus is more superfluous. Secondly' prefer' is followed by 'to'.
7. 'nor' in place of 'or' . Nor is used after neither.
8. 'Has been' in place of' have been' . when two subjects are joined by 'or' . It is treated as singular.
9. 'To those' in place of' than that' , superiors followed by 'to' .
Techniques is a plural subject and thus the pronoun for it must be plural. Thus' those' in place of 'that'
10. 'No sooner had the news appeared' in place of' No sooner the news appeared'. 'No sooner' is used in 2 forms
1. No sooner had and
2. no sooner did.
1. 'Ring him up' in place of' ring him '. Ring up is the correct idiom.
2. 'I enjoyed myself in place of' I enjoyed' . Some verbs take reflexive pronouns after them.
3. 'Hung' in place of' hanged' .' Hanged' is used for living beings an ung is used for other objects.
4. was killed in place of were killed.
5. had begun in place of hegan
6. 'preferable to ' in place of 'more preferable than' . ' preferable' is word indicating a comparative sense and thus is more superfluous. Secondly' prefer' is followed by 'to'.
7. 'nor' in place of 'or' . Nor is used after neither.
8. 'Has been' in place of' have been' . when two subjects are joined by 'or' . It is treated as singular.
9. 'To those' in place of' than that' , superiors followed by 'to' .
Techniques is a plural subject and thus the pronoun for it must be plural. Thus' those' in place of 'that'
10. 'No sooner had the news appeared' in place of' No sooner the news appeared'. 'No sooner' is used in 2 forms
1. No sooner had and
2. no sooner did.
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