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Each of the following sentences has four parts marked P, Q, R and S (or) A, B, C and D (or) 1, 2, 3 and 4. Choose the part of sentence with the error. If there is No error, select No error [S/D/4].

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Questions : 1) Farmers who grow the crop/ 2) are the worse hit,as the investment / 3) they make on a crop is / 4) huge as compared to the profit. / 5) No error.

(a) (1)

(b) (2)

(c) (3)

(d) (4)

e) (5)

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Replace “worse ” with “ worst”

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Question : 1

If parents are able to 1)/ get their children into schools 2)/ that are far away, the 3)/ next challenge is transportation. 4)/ No error 5).

a) (1)

b) (2)

c) (3)

d) (4)

e) (5)

Answer: (e)

No error.

Question : 2

(P) The report is candid in admitting (Q) that the investment by the Government (R) in health and family planning have eroded considerably. (S) No error

a) P

b) Q

c) R

d) S

Answer: (c)

R has an error.

Here, Subject (the investment) is Singular. Hence, in health and planning has eroded considerably is the right usage.

Question : 3

Owing to the disturbing noise,(1)/ the speaker was forced (2)/ to adjourn the meetings. (3)/ No error (4)

a) (1)

b) (2)

c) (3)

d) (4)

Answer: (c)

adjourn (V.) : to stop a meeting or an official process. Hence, to adjourn the meeting (Singular) is the right usage.

Question : 4

1) The meeting took place a day after/ 2) the agency held a meeting with project contractors/ 3) to evaluate steps that being taken to / 4) ensure that the buildings were not affected. / 5) No error.

a) (1)

b) (2)

c) (3)

d) (4)

e) (5)

Answer: (c)

Put the word “ were” before “being ”

Question : 5

When your in doubt (1)/ about your best friend's loyalty (2)/you can't help being disappointed. (3)/ No error (4)

a) (1)

b) (2)

c) (3)

d) (4)

Answer: (a)

Here, not a Possessive Pronoun but Nominative Case i.e. When you are (you’re) in doubt is the right usage.

Question : 6

The boy (A)/ which money (B)/ was lost felt sorry. (C)/No error (D)

a) (A)

b) (B)

c) (C)

d) (D)

Answer: (b)

Whose is used to say which person or thing you mean.

Look at the sentence : He is a man whose opinion I respect.

Which is used to be exact about the thing you mean.

Look at the sentence : Houses which overlook the lake cost more.

Hence, whose money .... should be used.

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