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Directions:

In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, choose "No error".

Question : 36

One of them (1) /forgot to take (2)/ their bag (3)/ from the school(4)/ No error (5)

a) from the school

b) forgot to take

c) One of them

d) their bag

e) No error

Answer: (d)

Question : 37 [SSC CAPFS (CPO) 2016]

Before we returned from swimming in the river near the camp/someone had stole our clothes/and we had to walk back with our towels around us.

a) and we had to walk back with our towels around us.

b) Before we returned from swimming in the river near the camp

c) No error

d) someone had stole our clothes

Answer: (d)

Structure of sentence in Past Perfect :

Subject + had + V3 (Past Participle).

Hence, someone had stolen our clothes is the right usage.

Question : 38

Illegal sand mining has become(1)/ a boom business fuelled (2)/ by the ever increasing demand(3)/ of the construction industry (4)/ No error (5)

a) of the construction industry

b) a boom business fuelled

c) Illegal sand mining has become

d) by the ever increasing demand

e) No error

Answer: (b)

Question : 39

The tennis player easy through(1)/ the opening set before her opponent, (2) / rallied to take the final two sets (3) / for the biggest victory of her young career (4)/ No error (5)

a) for the biggest victory of her young career

b) the opening set before her opponent,

c) The tennis player easy through

d) rallied to take the final two sets

e) No error

Answer: (b)

Question : 40

With the literacy rates in this (1)/ region as low as ten percent (2)/ we need to encourage (3)/ local people to build schools (4)/ No error (5)

a) local people to build schools

b) region as low as ten percent

c) With the literacy rates in this

d) we need to encourage

e) No error

Answer: (c)

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