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The next set of 28 questions mixes error spotting with a short group on spelling and word choice. You will practise questions on persist in, passive voice, 'who' versus 'that' in non-defining clauses, reflexive pronouns, universal truths in reported speech and commonly misspelt words. Every question has an answer and an explanation of the grammar rule.
Common Errors: Questions 113 to 140
Directions (Questions 113 to 115): Each sentence is broken into three parts, (a), (b) and (c). Find the part that has a grammatical error. If the sentence is correct, the answer is (d) No error.
(b) because they persisted to suggest
(c) that I was lying.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) No error
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. The verb 'persist' takes the preposition 'in' followed by a gerund.
2. Correct form: 'persisted in suggesting'.
3. Parts (a) and (c) are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Persist in + -ing.
2. Check which verbs need a preposition before a gerund.
(b) for anyone
(c) to past time thus.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) No error
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. 'Past' is an adjective/preposition and cannot be used as a verb; the verb meaning to spend time is 'pass'.
2. Correct form: 'to pass time thus'.
3. Parts (a) and (b) are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Pass (verb), past (noun/adjective/preposition).
2. Confused words are a regular error type.
(b) will take care of
(c) the function on Sunday.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. The subject of the sentence must be in the subjective case: 'Gopal and I'. 'Myself' is a reflexive pronoun and cannot be a subject.
2. Correct form: 'Gopal and I will take care of'. The first person is also placed last as a courtesy.
3. Parts (b) and (c) are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Reflexive pronouns (myself) cannot be subjects.
2. Courtesy order: you, he/she, I.
Directions (Questions 116 to 130): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence (a), (b), (c) or (d). If there is no error, the answer is (e) No error. (Ignore errors of punctuation.)
(b) sixty years after independence, that
(c) India is learning how to negotiating
(d) the competing demands of power and justice.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. After the infinitive marker 'to' the base form of the verb is needed, not the -ing form.
2. Correct form: 'how to negotiate'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. To + base verb (infinitive).
2. Do not add -ing after 'how to'.
(b) so beautifully by a dance group that nobody
(c) seemed to notice that
(d) the show was two-and-a-half hours long !
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. The dance did not perform; it was performed, so the passive voice is needed.
2. Correct form: 'had been performed'.
3. Parts (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Passive voice = be + past participle.
2. The 'by' phrase in (b) shows the doer and signals a passive.
(b) busy meeting and greeting people,
(c) made sure that this day became
(d) an extra special one for his parents.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. 'That' is not used in a non-defining (comma-separated) clause; 'who' is needed for a person.
2. Correct form: 'The actor, who was busy meeting and greeting people'.
3. The rest of the sentence is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use who/which with commas; that cannot follow a comma.
2. That is only for defining clauses.
(b) who were till now paid property tax
(c) for only the built-up area of the plot, will soon
(d) have to pay tax to the government for vacant land also.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. The owners pay the tax; they are not paid it, so the passive 'were paid' gives the wrong meaning.
2. Correct form: 'who till now paid property tax' (or 'who were till now paying').
3. The remaining parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Active voice when the subject performs the action.
2. Check that the meaning of passive makes sense.
(b) maintained by every actor, since
(c) producers constantly complain that they are
(d) forced shooting for late hours because actors come very late.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (d) Part (d)
Explanation:
1. The verb 'force' is followed by an object and a to-infinitive in the passive: 'forced to shoot'.
2. Correct form: 'forced to shoot for late hours'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Force somebody to do something.
2. Do not use a gerund after the passive of force.
(b) tiny bubbles of gas can ease
(c) the passage of vital stroke drugs into the brain,
(d) helping in prevent damage to the grey matter.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (d) Part (d)
Explanation:
1. The verb 'help' is followed directly by a bare infinitive or a gerund; after the preposition 'in' the gerund 'preventing' is needed.
2. Correct form: 'helping prevent' or 'helping in preventing damage'.
3. The printed 'in prevent' is a mixed construction.
Teacher's Note:
1. A preposition is followed by a gerund.
2. Help + base verb is also correct.
(b) space on their campuses, they
(c) have been asked to open fire detection control rooms
(d) as a mandatory measure.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (e) No error
Explanation:
1. The reason clause with 'since' and the present perfect passive 'have been asked' are grammatical.
2. 'To open fire detection control rooms' is an acceptable infinitive phrase, and 'as a mandatory measure' is a correct adverbial.
3. No grammar rule is broken.
Teacher's Note:
1. Do not mark an error unless you can name the rule.
2. Word choice that is merely less elegant is not a grammar error.
(b) a gang of notorious robbers
(c) who were planning to strike at
(d) a house in the vicinity.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. A particular body, the district police, needs the definite article in a full sentence.
2. Correct form: 'The district police arrested a gang'.
3. 'Who were planning' correctly agrees with the plural 'robbers' in (c).
Teacher's Note:
1. A definite body takes the.
2. Check the antecedent of 'who' before changing it.
(b) a more modest lifestyle or compromising on
(c) the nutritional value of their food in efforts to negate
(d) the price rise of essential commodities, cereals, vegetables and fruits.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. 'Negate' means to cancel or deny; to reduce the effect of a price rise the right word is 'offset' or 'counter'.
2. Correct form: 'in efforts to offset the price rise'.
3. The correlative 'either ... or' in (a)-(b) is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Choose the verb that fits the meaning (idiomatic error).
2. Negate is not used for compensating for a rise in cost.
(b) years for research in the chemistry and biochemistry labs
(c) of the University building was
(d) due to a short circuit.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. The noun 'years' is followed by 'of' in this meaning, not 'for'; the phrase refers to research done over years.
2. Correct form: 'years of research'.
3. Parts (a), (c) and (d) are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Years of research, years of experience.
2. Use 'of' to state what the years contain.
(b) understand any of these words
(c) you could
(d) always refer a dictionary.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (d) Part (d)
Explanation:
1. The verb 'refer' is intransitive when used with a book and needs 'to'.
2. Correct form: 'always refer to a dictionary'.
3. 'You could' in (c) is a correct polite suggestion.
Teacher's Note:
1. Refer to a book, consult a book.
2. Intransitive verbs take a preposition before the object.
(b) that she
(c) can
(d) take it.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. The 'so ... that' pattern shows a result; since the tea is very hot, the result must be negative: 'cannot'.
2. Correct form: 'that she cannot take it'.
3. 'Can' gives an illogical meaning.
Teacher's Note:
1. So + adjective + that expresses cause and result.
2. Check the logic of the result clause.
(b) that the earth
(c) moves round
(d) the sun.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (e) No error
Explanation:
1. A universal truth is always written in the present tense, even in indirect speech after a past reporting verb.
2. So 'moves round the sun' is correct.
3. No change is needed.
Teacher's Note:
1. Universal truths stay in the present tense in reported speech.
2. Do not backshift general facts.
(b) that he
(c) was going away
(d) the next day.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (a) Part (a)
Explanation:
1. The verb 'tell' takes a direct object without 'to'; 'say' takes 'to'.
2. Correct form: 'He told me'.
3. 'The next day' and 'was going' are correct in indirect speech.
Teacher's Note:
1. Tell someone; say to someone.
2. Never use to after tell.
(b) that Solomon won the respect
(c) of all races and
(d) classes by his justice.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (e) No error
Explanation:
1. The present tense 'says' with a past event 'won' is acceptable because the reporting verb is in the present.
2. 'The respect of all races and classes by his justice' is a correct construction.
3. So there is no error.
Teacher's Note:
1. After a present reporting verb, any tense can follow.
2. Historical events use the past tense.
Directions (Questions 131 to 135): In each sentence, four words or phrases are numbered (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of these may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If all the four parts are correct, the answer is (e) All correct.
(b) a purposefully
(c) discussion
(d) on topics of our interest.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. A noun ('discussion') is described by an adjective, not an adverb.
2. Correct form: 'a purposeful discussion'.
3. The other words are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Adjective before a noun; adverb before a verb or adjective.
2. Purposeful (adjective), purposefully (adverb).
(b) problem, one needs to have
(c) intelligent and firm
(d) determination.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. 'Intelligent' describes a person and does not fit 'determination'; the noun 'intelligence' is needed to match 'determination'.
2. Correct form: 'intelligence and firm determination'.
3. The remaining words are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Intelligent (adjective), intelligence (noun).
2. Words joined by and should be of the same kind in a series of needs.
(b) superstitions endow the moon with
(c) a beauty and mistery which will
(d) linger for countless years.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. 'Mistery' is a wrong spelling; the correct spelling is 'mystery'.
2. The other words are spelt correctly.
3. So the error is in part (c).
Teacher's Note:
1. Mystery has a y in the second syllable.
2. Check spellings of words that look familiar.
(b) by the spate of strikes, an almost
(c) perpetual go-slow and
(d) increadibly low productivity.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (d) Part (d)
Explanation:
1. The adverb is wrongly spelt; the correct spelling is 'incredibly'.
2. All the other words are spelt correctly.
3. So the error is in part (d).
Teacher's Note:
1. Incredible has -cred- (believe) in the middle.
2. Learn words from Latin roots.
(b) twins were so
(c) identical that we could not
(d) differentiate between them.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) All correct
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Answer: (e) All correct
Explanation:
1. All the words are correctly spelt and appropriate in context.
2. 'So identical that we could not differentiate' is a correct result clause.
3. So all parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Differentiate between' is correct.
2. Check spelling and meaning of each word before choosing an error.
Directions (Questions 136 to 140): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is (e) No error. (Ignore errors of punctuation.)
(b) cover the distance from the road to the point
(c) where the waves would
(d) begin lick their feet.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (d) Part (d)
Explanation:
1. After 'begin' the verb must be an infinitive with 'to' or a gerund.
2. Correct form: 'begin to lick their feet' (or 'begin licking').
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Begin + to-infinitive or -ing.
2. A bare verb after begin is wrong.
(b) of many wars taught some countries
(c) the necessary of pursuing peace
(d) at the expense of nationalist egos.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (c) Part (c)
Explanation:
1. After the article 'the' a noun is needed; 'necessary' is an adjective.
2. Correct form: 'the necessity of pursuing peace'.
3. The other parts are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Necessary (adjective), necessity (noun).
2. An article must be followed by a noun or adjective + noun.
(b) visit an orphanage,
(c) fuelling speculation that
(d) she is planning to adopt a child.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (b) Part (b)
Explanation:
1. The sentence needs a finite past tense verb, because 'recently' refers to a finished time.
2. Correct form: 'visited an orphanage'.
3. 'Visit' in the base form cannot follow the singular subject.
Teacher's Note:
1. Recently takes the simple past or present perfect.
2. A finite verb must agree with its subject.
(b) taking steps to remain healthy and young
(c) may help delay
(d) the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (e) No error
Explanation:
1. 'According to a new study' is a correct introductory phrase.
2. The gerund phrase is the subject and 'may help delay' is correct.
3. So the sentence has no error.
Teacher's Note:
1. After help, a bare infinitive is used.
2. A gerund phrase can be the subject.
(b) swine flu, preventive measures were put in place
(c) to ensure that others were not
(d) affected by the dreaded virus.
(a) Part (a)
(b) Part (b)
(c) Part (c)
(d) Part (d)
(e) No error
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Answer: (e) No error
Explanation:
1. The simple past 'was diagnosed' and 'were put in place' correctly show two past events in order.
2. The purpose clause 'to ensure that others were not affected' is correct.
3. So there is no grammatical error.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the past perfect only when one past event is clearly earlier than another in the same clause.
2. Two events in sequence with 'after' can both be in the simple past.
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