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DIRECTIONS:
Some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, your answer is (d).
Question : 6
Three conditions (a)/ critical for growing (b)/ plants are soil, temperature, chemical balance or amount of moisture (c)/ No error (d).
a) Three conditions (a)
b) critical for growing (b)
c) plants are soil, temperature, chemical balance or amount of moisture (c)
d) No error (d)
Answer »Answer: (c)
Chemical balance and amount of moisture.
Question : 7
Our efforts are (a)/ aimed to bring about (b)/ a reconciliation. (c)/ No error (d).
a) Our efforts are (a)
b) aimed to bring about (b)
c) a reconciliation (c)
d) No error (d)
Answer »Answer: (b)
The word aim takes the preposition 'at'.
Hence, at bringing about should be used.
Question : 8
One major reason (a)/ for the popularity of television is (b)/ that most people like to stay at home. (c)/ No error (d).
a) One major reason (a)
b) for the popularity of television is (b)
c) that most people like to stay at home (c)
d) No error (d)
Answer »Answer: (c)
Here, replace that most people like to stay at home by most of the people like to stay at home.
Question : 9
Nine tenths (a)/ of the pillar (b)/ have rotted away. (c)/ No error (d).
a) Nine tenths (a)
b) of the pillar (b)
c) have rotted away (c)
d) No error (d)
Answer »Answer: (b)
The structure of some sentences is :
Indefinite number + of + Noun
Indefinite quantity + of + Noun
In these sentences, the subject is one that comes after 'of'.
Here, the word pillar is singular, hence, has rotted away should be used.
Question : 10
Judge in him (a)/ prevailed upon the father (b)/ and he sentenced his son to death. (c)/ No error (d).
a) Judge in him (a)
b) prevailed upon the father (b)
c) and he sentenced his son to death (c)
d) No error (d)
Answer »Answer: (a)
Sometimes Common Nouns are used as Abstract Nouns as they express qualities. In this situation, we use 'the' before them.
Hence. The Judge in him should be used.
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