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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: (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: (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: (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: (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: (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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