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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".

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Questions : It is not such a pretty place that I had expected.

(a) It is not 

(b) such a pretty place 

(c) that I had expected.

(d) No error

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

Here Past Simple i.e. that I expected ..... should be used.

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Question : 1

The Management Committee was divided in their opinion.

a) The Management Committee

b) was divided 

c) in their opinion.

d) No error  

Answer: (b)

According to their in the term in their opinion, plural verb i.e. were divided ...... should be used.

Question : 2

Speech was given to man to conseal his thoughts.

a) Speech was given 

b) to man to

c) conseal his thoughts.

d) No error

Answer: (c)

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts. – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Quotes

Hence, conceal (hide)/disguise his thoughts ...... should be used here.

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 : 3

The author said during the press conference (1)/ that there were (2)/ two farther volumes to be published. (3)/ No error (4).

a) that there were

b) two farther volumes to be published.

c) The author said during the press conference

d) No error.

Answer: (b)

Further = additional to what already exists

Farther = at to or by a great distance

Hence, two further (additional) volumes to be published .....should be used here.

Question : 4

My heart is so full for words.

a) My heart 

b) is so full 

c) for words.

d) No error  

Answer: (b)

My heart is too full for words = My heart is so full that I am out of words.

Too is used before adjectives and adverbs to say that something is more than is good, necessary etc.

Question : 5

I was shocked to see how much my grand mother had aged  since the last time we visited her. 

a) I was shocked

b) to see how much my grand mother had aged   

c) since the last time we visited her.

d) No error

Answer: (d)

No Error

Question : 6

I saw his / unbelievably really quite / delightful cottage.

a) I saw his

b) unbelievably really quite

c) delightful cottage.

d) No error

Answer: (b)

It is an error of triple adverbs.

Hence, unbelievable and really/really unbelievable and quite ...... should be used here.

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