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In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error your answer is (d) i.e. No error

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Questions : Do you know that it was (a) / who has done (b) / this piece of beautiful work? (c) / No error. (d)

(a) a

(b) b

(c) c

(d) d

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Here, the antecedent of Relative Pronoun ‘who’ is ‘I’ and hence who have done should be used as 'I' agrees with 'have'

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Question : 1

The company has ordered (a) / some (b) / new equipments. (c) / No error. (d)

a) a

b) b

c) c

d) d

Answer: (c)

 The word equipment (Uncountable Noun) means the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity.

Its plural is not types of equipment.

Hence, new equipment should be used here.

Directions:

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of this part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e).

Question : 2

The majority of (a) / writers never (b) / passes (c) / this stage. (d) / No Error (e)

a) The majority of

b) writers never

c) passes

d) this stage.

e) No Error

Answer: (c)

Replace 'passes' by 'pass'. The noun after 'of' (writers) is plural so the verb will also be plural.

Question : 3

The manager's comments (a) / on the preparation of the test matches (b) / for this tour (c) / has been generally praised. (d) / No Error (e)

a) The manager's comments

b) on the preparation of the test matches

c) for this tour

d) has been generally praised.

e) No Error

Answer: (d)

Replace 'has been' by 'have been'. Subject, manager's comments – plural so plural verb will be used.

Question : 4

His son (a) / is working (b) / very hardly. (c) / No error. (d)

a) a

b) b

c) c

d) d

Answer: (c)

Here, very hard should be used.

The word hardly (Adverb) means: almost not; almost none.

The word hard means: putting a lot of effort or energy into an activity

Question : 5

The vaccine (a)/ when hit the Indian market (b) / is dogged by controversy. (c) / No error. (d)

a) a

b) b

c) c

d) d

Answer: (c)

Here simple past (Passive) i.e. was dogged by controversy should be used.

Question : 6

The future of food companies (a) / seems quite secure (b) / owed to ever–growing demand. (c) / No error. (d)

a) a

b) b

c) c

d) d

Answer: (c)

Owing to (preposition) means: because of.

Hence, owing to the ever-growing demand... should be used here.

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