1 Question :

Directions: In the question, a sentence has been divided into four parts. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.

If I knew all the facts I would not have stood bail for him and defended him to my friends who had warned me to keep away from him.

Right Answer Explanation:

The antecedent in time for 'would have' will be 'had'. If I had known all the facts. Moreover the word knew denotes that speaker still does not know all the facts. 'Had known' denotes that earlier facts were not known but now he knows all the facts

2 Question :
Directions: Identify the part that has an error. (A) Whenever I see a movie that (B) has a tragic ending, (C) I feel badly for at least two or more days (D) so I avoid such movies.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Right Answer Explanation:

Bad in place of Badly. Wrong usage of Adverb.

3 Question :
Directions: In the question, a sentence has been divided into four parts. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.

Though I take coffee or tea whichever is offered I consider coffee more preferable

if I am given a choice.

Right Answer Explanation:

but I consider coffee more preferable. Necessary conjunction but is missing it shows the contrast being stated in the sentence.

4 Question :
Directions: In the question, a sentence has been divided into four parts. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.

The student, who the friends have nicknamed as Jolly John, cuts classes often and goes to movies despite important classes.

Right Answer Explanation:

Whom in place of who. The subject here is student so relative pronoun whom will be used.

5 Question :
Directions: In the question, a sentence has been divided into four parts. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.

This situation is not peculiarly to Tamil Nadu Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and even Kerela which has just opened up the education sector may face the same problem of plenty in the near future.

Right Answer Explanation:

peculiar. The adjective form will be used as it modifies the noun situation and not the adverb form peculiarly.

6 Question :
Directions: In the question, a sentence has been divided into four parts. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.

Bringing about a change a new constitution was drawn up under the guidance of Sir Paul Reeves, a former Governor General of New Zealand.

Right Answer Explanation:

To bring. Infinitive form will be used as it acts as the object of the verb drawn up

7 Question :
Directions: In the question, a sentence has been divided into four parts. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.

The urgent need to improve training measures for pilots is something which experts have stressed time and again.

Right Answer Explanation:

Something that. 'Which' ought to be preceded by a comma, which is not there. Also, which indicates someting not so important; that indicates something important.

8 Question :
Directions: In the question, a sentence has been divided into four parts. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.

A deal between the European Union and the U.S. on agriculture so close to the Cancun conference is both good as well as bad for the other members of the WTO .

Right Answer Explanation:

and. Both and as well as cannot be used together in one sentence and both is always followed by conjunction and so it is wise to delete as well as.

9 Question :
Directions: In the question, a sentence has been divided into four parts. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.

Welfare programmes are often all too easily dismissed as populist schemes that wastage resources and only function as sources of state patronage.

Right Answer Explanation:

waste. Here the verb form will be used as the action is stated and not the noun form.

10 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. As well causing stress, bad breath can be exacerbated by stress. B. One study showed that when teachers used more complex speech, very young children learn to create more complex sentences themselves. C. The storm reached its crescendo before shortly three oclock in the morning. D. The National Healthcare groups National University Hospital performed its first split liver transplant in 1997 and both recipients continue to do well.

B, C and D A, B and C A and B C and D

Right Answer Explanation:

A, B and C. In the sentence (A), conjunction As well as is to be used; in the sentence (B), the principal clause is in the past tense so the subordinate clause should also be in the past tense (Learnt) and in the sentence (C), incorrect phrasing is done instead of before shortly we should use shortly before.

11 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. The police reached the place and when they left, 40 persons had been injured and 70 arrested. B. Every able- bodied person is ready to lie down his life in defence of his village in the event of crisis. C. The government has decided to set up state level committees under the chairmanship of the

chief ministers to look after various kinds of aspect concerning welfare of scheduled castes. D. It is believed that the under privileged people have registered so progress in the last four and a half decades.

A C B and D A, B, C and D

Right Answer Explanation:

A, B,C and D . In the sentence (A), Past perfect tense is used so had should come before left; in the sentence (B), incorrect word usage is done instead of lie it should be lay; in the sentence (C), the word aspect should be used in the plural form on account of the plural quantifier various kinds used before it.

12 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. A spa is a spring whose water has the highest temperature than the water in the surrounding area. B. Carnegie Hall in Pittsburgh is equipped with one of the worlds largest, most powerful and finest organs. C. Till recently, most magazines was being printed using the letter press process. D. If you go on to let your dog chasing cars, he will get run over one day.

A, C and D B, C and D A, C and B B and C

Right Answer Explanation:

A,C and D. In the sentence (A), comparison is made between two groups so comparative degree (higher) will be used instead of the superlative degree (highest); in the sentence (C), Magazines is a plural subject so plural verb were should be used and in the sentence (D), instead of chasing use chase as the sentence is in Present indefinite tense.

13 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences.

A. The question of when man starting cooking his food has not been answered by anthropologists with any definiteness. B. There has not been sufficient rain this year. C. The first railway line built in USA was completed nearly two hundred years back. D. The Neanderthals appeared in Europe during the three interglacial period.

A and B B and C C and D A and D

Right Answer Explanation:

A and D. In the sentence (A), Present perfect tense is used so instead of starting we should use started and in the sentence (D), the numerical expression three should be replaced by third as definite article the is always used with the ordinals.

14 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. Many teenagers will turn off their friends and family to help them decide about college. B. The increasing popularity of the motorcycle as a convenient, economical form of transportation has been just short of astounding. C. An NGO friend arranged the visit to a village where his project had begun working. D. There was no enmity but each community lived within its sealed borders.

A and D B and C B and D A, B and D

Right Answer Explanation:

A and D. In the sentence (A), incorrect phrase is used. Instead of turn off (meaning to get away) we will use turn to (meaning seek their help). In sentence (D), incorrect conjunction is used. We will use since in place of 'but', since the cause of the effect is known. Alternatively, we can use 'and'.

15 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. I had such wonderful plans laid out for my life, and they all seemed to be right in track.

B. She is one of those who has sought the warmth of a fire that got out of hand. C. Delore was afraid that if she told him they had just won such a large sum, he would have another heart attack and die. D. Walking beside David and meeting his needs was a challenge, and God gave me, the strength to meet those challenges one step at a time.

A and B C and D A, B and C B, C and D

Right Answer Explanation:

A and B. In the sentence (A), incorrect phrase is used. The correct expression is on track and in the sentence (B), instead of singular verb has we will use have as it refers to the plural pronoun those.

16 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. The political system of the allied powers is essentially different from America. B. Taiwan and Korea had systems originating in government by corrupt oligarchies which left a legacy of malpractice after even the political scenery had changed. C. One of the most comprehensive global corruption surveys comes from a joint venture among Goettingen University and Transparency International. D. A dangerous coincidence of circumstances laid behind the great Asian Miracle.

B and C C and D A and C A, B, C and D

Right Answer Explanation:

A, B, C and D. In the sentence (A), the comparison is not made between political system and America but between political system of allied powers and political system of America so preposition that of should be used; in the sentence (B), the correct phrase is even after; in the sentence (C), two places are mentioned( Goettingen University and Transparency International) so conjunction Between will be used and in the sentence (D), instead of laid it should be lay as the past tense of lie is lay

17 Question :

Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. Dr. Friedman, who is a leader of the laissez faire school, goes further than most other observers, particularly in accusing the Fund of laying the ground for the crisis. B. At the beginning of 1998, the World Bank established a special internal audit committee to examine problems of corruption in its lending policies. C. The IMF is still reeling under the shock of the barrage of criticism it received over their handling of the Asian Crisis. D. It is not too much to say that had there been no IMF; there would have been no East Asia crisis.

B and D A and C A and D A and B

Right Answer Explanation:

A and C. A phrase is modifying the subject (Dr. Friedman). The connecting words who is are redundant. In (C), the subject is IMF which is singular; so singular pronoun its should be used.

18 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. In China, the government is turning its attention not only to improve the rule of law but also to create new laws which will regulate business life. B. It is only when you have experience of doing business without a legal safety net in a place, that the reality of its consequences hit home. C. The big changes in industrial development and the big reforms in companies have to come from the companies itself. D. The new law makes it clear that bankruptcy action can be taken for debtors defaulting on interest payments.

B B and C C C and A

Right Answer Explanation:

B and C. In the second sentence, the subject is reality which is singular; so singular verb hits should be used. In the third sentence, use the plural themselves for companies.

19 Question :

Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. In 1942, British troops scored a notable victory above the German forces in North America. B. During World War II, Hollywood films sought to uplift the spirit of Americans at home and both abroad. C. Successful investors make money in the stock market by a careful study of the movement of prices. D. In British politics, seldom is possible to accurately predict who will win an election.

C A and B A, B and D B, D and C

Right Answer Explanation:

A, B and D. In sentence (A), the correct preposition to be used is over as you always gain victory over someone; in the sentence (B), the word order is incorrect it should be both at home and abroad. Conjunction and follows the conjunction both and in the sentence (D), pronoun it is missing which makes the sentence incomplete.

Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. It was a beautiful wedding on a crisp December day, a week ago Christmas. B. Ursula was cold, discouraged and afraid of becoming lost. C. Thousand of years ago it was written, And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. D. Darrell could tell early on that Charles was much sensitive than Larry.

A and B A, C and D C and D A and C

Right Answer Explanation:

A,C and D. In the sentence (A), the correct adverb of place will be before or after and not ago as ago is used following the noun years, ago; in the sentence (C), the correct mathematical expression is thousands as indefinite quantity is mentioned and in the sentence (D), instead of 'much' 'more' should be used as comparison is made between two people.

20 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. The devastating news of my sons death kept coming back to me in different ways, each one as if I were hearing it for the first time. B. What a surprise it was one morning when she walked into the grocery store where I worked and convinced my boss to let me off enough long for her to take me to lunch. C. The ministers of the local churches called for hour of prayer on the town square. D. When the hour ended, as if on magical command, a soft rain began to fall.

A, B, C and D A and B B and C C and D

Right Answer Explanation:

B and C. In the sentence (B), the correct phrase is long enough and in the sentence (C), article an has to be used with hour to indicate that one hour is required.

22 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. Once at green wood, we walked the familiar hilly path to great grandma Van Pattens grave. B. As we talked, I felt myself relaxed forgetting the tensions of unemployment. C. With 10 children and one on the way, every day were a bit hectic. D. She was always there, her steady blue eyes shinning, her voice encouraging, her gentle touch conveyed her trust and love for a little boy.

B B and C C B, C and D

Right Answer Explanation:

B, C and D. In the sentence (B), 'myself' is not required, in the sentence (C), the verb used will be singular (was) as it refers to the singular subject (every day) and in the sentence (D), all the activities are in the continuous tense so conveyed should be changed to conveying in order to maintain parallelism.

23 Question : Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. A mad scramble, and we were off running and stopping, peering and bobbing, we as hunted for epitaphs of long ago. B. I found a tall, leafy tree and leaned against its massive trunk. C. A missionary was serving as a medic at a small field hospital in Africa. D. She began to describe the sceneries of Seattle streets as she would do to a blind tourist.

A, B and D A and C A, B and C A

Right Answer Explanation:

A, B and D. In the (sentence (A), the correct word order should be as we. We as makes the sentence nonsensical; in the sentence (B), the subjective form it's is used. Remember with the possessive forms of pronouns like : its, yours and theirs no apostrophe is used and in the sentence (D), incorrect word is used. The word scenery is used in the singular form for both singular and plural purposes.

24 Question :
Directions: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences. A. Periodically he had to travel by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies. B. I looked back at Virgil, seated besides her. C. Frantic to escape, I tried forcing my body through the half open window. D. I realised then that AIS teaching me a skill and providing me an opportunity to make few money were far less important to him than the time we spent together.

C and A A and B A, B and D A and D

Right Answer Explanation:

A, B and D. In the sentence (A), incorrect preposition by is used. By here conveys the sense of with the help of, in the sentence (B), on bicycle should be used. Besides means in addition to whereas

beside means next to. In this sentence second sense is conveyed so the word beside should be used and in the sentence (D) quantifier some will be used to refer to non-countable noun money and not few which refers to countable nouns.