Directions (1-10): Some parts of the sentences have error and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.
Q1. You may not realize it but the weather in Barbados during Christmas is like New York in June.
(a) You may not realize it
(b) but the weather in Barbados during Christmas
(c) is like New York in June.
(d) No error
Q2. With some men their mass of wealth together with their social influence are an excuse for their wrong doings.
(a) With some men
(b) their mass of wealth together with their social influence
(c) are an excuse for their wrong doings.
(d) No error
Q3. After thorough examination of the patient neither of the two doctors is hopeful of his survival.
(a) After thorough examination of the patient
(b) neither of the two doctors is hopeful of
(c) his survival.
(d) No error
Q4. If drivers obeyed the speed limit fewer accidents occur.
(a) If drivers
(b) obeyed the speed limit
(c) fewer accidents occur.
(d) No error
Q5. Our cook wanting an increase in her salary.
(a) Our cooker
(b) wants an increase
(c) in her salary.
(d) No error
Q6. A dozen boys and two girls have come for today’s party.
(a) A dozen boys
(b) and two girls
(c) have come for today’s party.
(d) No error
Q7. He live in this house since 1990.
(a) He live
(b) in this house
(c) since 1990.
(d) No error
Q8. The cow as well as the calf are dead.
(a) The cow
(b) as well as the calf
(c) are dead.
(d) No error
Q9. Please attend my marriage with Lakshmi.
(a) Please attend
(b) my marriage
(c) with Lakshmi.
(d) No error
Q10. I has to decline your offer.
(a) I have
(b) to regretfully
(c) decline your offer.
(d) No error
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Write ‘that in’ after ‘like’.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Write ‘is’ in place of ‘are’.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Write ‘would occur’ in place of ‘occur’.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Write ‘wants’ in place of ‘wanting’.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct expression would be: ‘the party today’.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Write ‘has been living’.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Write singular verb ‘is’.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct preposition is ‘to’.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Write ‘have’.
