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The transport system has been regulated through a mix of private-public standards which provide the basis of competitive strategies and are proving to be the entry barriers.
(a) has been regulated → is being regulated
(b) a → the
(c) standards → standard
(d) the → an
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Answer: (a) has been regulated → is being regulated
Explanation:
1. The rest of the sentence ('provide', 'are proving') is in the present.
2. The ongoing regulation needs the present continuous passive: 'is being regulated'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Check each underlined part for tense, agreement, word form and spelling.
2. Only one change should make the whole sentence correct.
If you want to surprise your loved one with a bouquet as they arrive at the Bengaluru airport, or having your car washed as you come back from a day trip, request a valet service at the airport.
(a) loved → beloved
(b) arrive → arrived
(c) having your car → have your car
(d) day trip → day's trip
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Answer: (c) having your car → have your car
Explanation:
1. 'Want to' governs both 'surprise' and the second verb.
2. Parallel structure needs the base form: '(to) have your car washed'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Check each underlined part for tense, agreement, word form and spelling.
2. Only one change should make the whole sentence correct.
A government project which is likely to provide inexpensive accommodation to thousands is facing stiff opposition from farmers whose agricultural land is acquired for this purpose.
(a) which → that
(b) thousands → many
(c) whose → who's
(d) is acquired → is being acquired
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Answer: (d) is acquired → is being acquired
Explanation:
1. The acquisition is in progress now, as the opposition 'is facing'.
2. An ongoing passive action: 'is being acquired'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Check each underlined part for tense, agreement, word form and spelling.
2. Only one change should make the whole sentence correct.
Last year, the farmers adopted hydroponics farming [where plants are grown in nutrient-rich water instead of soil] that has involved floating bamboo rafts for cultivation.
(a) adopted → have adopted
(b) hydroponics → hydroponic
(c) are grown → grow
(d) has involved → involved
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Answer: (d) has involved → involved
Explanation:
1. 'Last year' fixes the time in the past.
2. The method adopted then is described in the simple past: 'involved'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Check each underlined part for tense, agreement, word form and spelling.
2. Only one change should make the whole sentence correct.
It seems that the peace-loving gypsies and the government are in a conflict of interest ever since the area of their habitation has been declared protective.
(a) seems → seemed
(b) are → were
(c) their → there
(d) protective → protected
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Answer: (d) protective → protected
Explanation:
1. The area is given protection; it does not protect others.
2. The correct adjective is 'protected' (area).
Teacher's Note:
1. Check each underlined part for tense, agreement, word form and spelling.
2. Only one change should make the whole sentence correct.
(a) The government has decided / (b) to give an allowance / (c) to unemployed. / (d) No error
(a) The government has decided
(b) to give an allowance
(c) to unemployed.
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) to unemployed.
Explanation:
1. 'Unemployed' is an adjective used as a noun for a group.
2. Such adjectives take 'the': the poor, the rich, the unemployed.
3. Correct: to the unemployed.
Teacher's Note:
1. Revise 'the + adjective' for classes of people.
2. Give examples: the old, the blind, the young.
(a) In my opinion it is the failures / (b) that have made / (c) him lose the heart. / (d) No error
(a) In my opinion it is the failures
(b) that have made
(c) him lose the heart.
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) him lose the heart.
Explanation:
1. 'Lose heart' means to become discouraged.
2. Idioms keep their fixed form without an article.
3. Correct: him lose heart.
Teacher's Note:
1. Point out fixed idioms: lose heart, take heart, at heart.
2. Adding an article changes or spoils the idiom.
(a) Brahmaputra is one of the longest rivers / (b) which originate / (c) in the Himalayas. / (d) No error
(a) Brahmaputra is one of the longest rivers
(b) which originate
(c) in the Himalayas.
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) Brahmaputra is one of the longest rivers
Explanation:
1. Brahmaputra is the name of a river.
2. Rivers take the definite article.
3. Correct: The Brahmaputra is one of the longest rivers.
Teacher's Note:
1. Link this to 'the Ganga', 'the Indus'.
2. Note that 'the Himalayas' also takes 'the' as a mountain range.
(a) In the conclusion it may be safely asserted that / (b) the lesson depicts some / (c) moral preaching. / (d) No error
(a) In the conclusion it may be safely asserted that
(b) the lesson depicts some
(c) moral preaching.
(d) No error
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Answer: (a) In the conclusion it may be safely asserted that
Explanation:
1. 'In conclusion' means 'finally' or 'to sum up'.
2. This fixed phrase has no article.
3. Correct: In conclusion it may be safely asserted...
Teacher's Note:
1. List fixed phrases: in conclusion, in fact, by chance.
2. Ask students to use them in their own sentences.
(a) The books in the shop / (b) must be properly counted and numbered, / (c) and proper entries should be made in the register. / (d) No error
(a) The books in the shop
(b) must be properly counted and numbered,
(c) and proper entries should be made in the register.
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) No error
Explanation:
1. 'The books in the shop' is specific, so 'the' is right.
2. 'Must be counted' and 'should be made' are correct modal forms.
3. There is no error.
Teacher's Note:
1. Remind students that 'No error' is sometimes the right answer.
2. Check each part separately before choosing (d).
(a) All the students of this class hold the view / (b) that Kishore is a very wise / (c) and an intelligent student. / (d) No error
(a) All the students of this class hold the view
(b) that Kishore is a very wise
(c) and an intelligent student.
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) and an intelligent student.
Explanation:
1. 'Wise' and 'intelligent' both describe one student.
2. The article 'a' before 'very wise' covers both adjectives.
3. Correct: and intelligent student.
Teacher's Note:
1. Contrast 'a wise and intelligent student' (one person) with 'a wise and an intelligent student' (two people).
2. Use simple examples like 'a black and white cow'.
(a) One should be true to one's promises / (b) in order to earn / (c) name and fame in the life. / (d) No error
(a) One should be true to one's promises
(b) in order to earn
(c) name and fame in the life.
(d) No error
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Answer: (c) name and fame in the life.
Explanation:
1. Here 'life' means life in general.
2. Abstract nouns used generally take no article.
3. Correct: name and fame in life.
Teacher's Note:
1. Compare 'in life' (general) with 'the life of Gandhi' (particular).
2. Revise abstract nouns: honesty, life, love.
(a) Do you / (b) like to play / (c) the football? / (d) No error
(a) Do you
(b) like to play
(c) the football?
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) the football?
Explanation:
1. 'Football' is the name of a game.
2. Games and sports take no article.
3. Correct: Do you like to play football?
Teacher's Note:
1. List: play cricket, play chess, play hockey.
2. Contrast with musical instruments: play the guitar.
(a) He has been / (b) elected class monitor / (c) for fourth time. / (d) No error
(a) He has been
(b) elected class monitor
(c) for fourth time.
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) for fourth time.
Explanation:
1. 'Fourth' is an ordinal number.
2. Ordinals take the definite article.
3. Correct: for the fourth time.
Teacher's Note:
1. Teach 'the first/second/fourth time'.
2. Note that 'class monitor' after 'elected' needs no article (a post).
(a) This applicant lacks / (b) an experience / (c) otherwise she is well qualified. / (d) No error
(a) This applicant lacks
(b) an experience
(c) otherwise she is well qualified.
(d) No error
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Answer: (b) an experience
Explanation:
1. Here 'experience' means knowledge gained from work.
2. In this sense it is uncountable.
3. Correct: This applicant lacks experience.
Teacher's Note:
1. Contrast 'experience' (uncountable) with 'an experience' (a single event).
2. Example: 'It was a wonderful experience.'
(a) Ram left the office / (b) as soon as / (c) he got the news. / (d) No error
(a) Ram left the office
(b) as soon as
(c) he got the news.
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) No error
Explanation:
1. 'The office' refers to his particular office.
2. 'The news' refers to particular news he received.
3. There is no error.
Teacher's Note:
1. Remind students that 'news' is uncountable and singular.
2. Check each part before marking (d).
(a) At / (b) all events / (c) he is a capable man. / (d) No error
(a) At
(b) all events
(c) he is a capable man.
(d) No error
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Answer: (d) No error
Explanation:
1. 'At all events' is a fixed expression meaning 'in any case'.
2. 'A capable man' correctly uses 'a' before a consonant sound.
3. There is no error.
Teacher's Note:
1. Explain the idiom 'at all events'.
2. Encourage students to recognise idioms before marking errors.
(a) Do you / (b) like to play / (c) the cricket? / (d) No error
(a) Do you
(b) like to play
(c) the cricket?
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) the cricket?
Explanation:
1. 'Cricket' is the name of a game.
2. Games and sports take no article.
3. Correct: Do you like to play cricket?
Teacher's Note:
1. Repeat the rule with other games: hockey, tennis, chess.
2. Ask students to frame their own sentences.
(a) Every term / (b) parents are invited to school / (c) to meet the teachers. / (d) No error
(a) Every term
(b) parents are invited to school
(c) to meet the teachers.
(d) No error
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Answer: (b) parents are invited to school
Explanation:
1. 'Go to school' (no article) is used when going there to study.
2. Parents go to a particular school for a meeting.
3. Correct: parents are invited to the school.
Teacher's Note:
1. Contrast 'go to school' (as a student) with 'go to the school' (for another purpose).
2. Same rule: go to hospital / go to the hospital.
(a) The man is the only creature / (b) that is endowed with / (c) the power of reasoning. / (d) No error
(a) The man is the only creature
(b) that is endowed with
(c) the power of reasoning.
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) The man is the only creature
Explanation:
1. Here 'man' stands for the whole human race.
2. In this sense 'man' takes no article.
3. Correct: Man is the only creature...
Teacher's Note:
1. Note the exception: 'man' and 'woman' for the whole kind take no article.
2. Compare 'The dog is a faithful animal.'
(a) “Music is science but singing / (b) is an art,” / (c) said the music teacher. / (d) No error
(a) “Music is science but singing
(b) is an art,”
(c) said the music teacher.
(d) No error
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Answer: (a) “Music is science but singing
Explanation:
1. The sentence contrasts music as 'a science' with singing as 'an art'.
2. Used this way, 'science' is countable.
3. Correct: Music is a science but singing is an art.
Teacher's Note:
1. Show the parallel structure: a science / an art.
2. Compare 'Science is my favourite subject' (no article).
(a) His mother / (b) forbade her / (c) to go to parties late at night. / (d) No error
(a) His mother
(b) forbade her
(c) to go to parties late at night.
(d) No error
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Answer: (d) No error
Explanation:
1. 'Forbade her to go' is the correct pattern.
2. 'Parties' is plural and general, so no article is needed.
3. There is no error.
Teacher's Note:
1. Teach the pattern 'forbid + object + to-infinitive'.
2. Remind students that plural nouns used generally take no article.
(a) Ann is / (b) looking for job / (c) in Mumbai. / (d) No error
(a) Ann is
(b) looking for job
(c) in Mumbai.
(d) No error
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Answer: (b) looking for job
Explanation:
1. 'Job' is singular and countable.
2. Singular countable nouns cannot stand alone; she wants any job, not a particular one.
3. Correct: looking for a job.
Teacher's Note:
1. Revise: singular countable nouns need a determiner.
2. Compare with the next item, where the job is particular.
(a) Did Ann / (b) get job / (c) she applied for? / (d) No error
(a) Did Ann
(b) get job
(c) she applied for?
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) get job
Explanation:
1. 'She applied for' identifies a particular job.
2. A particular noun takes 'the'.
3. Correct: get the job she applied for.
Teacher's Note:
1. Contrast 'a job' (any) with 'the job she applied for' (particular).
2. Ask students to find the clue that makes a noun definite.
(a) Rosy / (b) sat down / (c) on a chair. / (d) No error
(a) Rosy
(b) sat down
(c) on a chair.
(d) No error
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) No error
Explanation:
1. 'Sat down' is correct past tense.
2. 'A chair' means one of several chairs, not a particular one.
3. There is no error.
Teacher's Note:
1. Explain that 'the chair' would mean a chair already known.
2. Mark (d) only after checking every part.
In conclusion, the Industrial Revolution brought significant changes in manufacturing, transportation, and communication on the 18th century.
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
|---|---|---|
| (a) | brought | bought |
| (b) | in | to |
| (c) | transportation | transport |
| (d) | on | in |
(a) brought → bought
(b) in → to
(c) transportation → transport
(d) on → in
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) on → in
Explanation:
1. Centuries take the preposition 'in': 'in the 18th century'.
2. 'on' is used with days and dates, not with centuries; the rest of the sentence is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use 'in' with centuries, years and months; 'on' with days and dates.
2. In error-spotting, test each option by reading the sentence with the change.
Facebook, with more than 1 billion users, is celebrated its 10th birthday this year.
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
|---|---|---|
| (a) | with | for |
| (b) | is | are |
| (c) | than | then |
| (d) | celebrated | celebrating |
(a) with → for
(b) is → are
(c) than → then
(d) celebrated → celebrating
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Answer: (d) celebrated → celebrating
Explanation:
1. 'Is celebrated' would be passive and makes no sense with an object ('its 10th birthday').
2. The action is happening this year, so the present continuous 'is celebrating' is needed.
Teacher's Note:
1. After the helping verb 'is', an active action needs the -ing form.
2. Commas around an added phrase ('with ... users') do not change the subject 'Facebook'.
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