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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).

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Questions : 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)

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

The word aim takes the preposition 'at'.

Hence, at bringing about should be used. 

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Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

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.

Question : 4

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.

DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions, 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. Your answer is (d) i.e., No error

Question : 5

A cup of coffee (a)/ is an excellent complement (b)/ to smoked salmon. (c)/ No error (d)

a) a

b) b

c) c

d) d

Answer: (d)

This sentence doesn't need any improvement.

Question : 6

He who has suffered most (a)/ for the cause, (b)/ let him speak. (c)/ No error (d)

a) a

b) b

c) c

d) d

Answer: (c)

Replace let him speak by should be allowed to speak.

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