Correction of incorrect grammatical sentences - Online Test
Q1. Direction: Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark your answer as (5).
The increasing demand for organic vegetables, especially (1)/ between urban residents has convinced the (2)/ state government to formulate (3)/ the organic farming policy (4)
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
It’s very complicated to figure out the distinction between the two prepositions 'among' and 'between'. But here as per the context ‘Among’ is an appropriate word against between. The term ‘between’ is usually used with two — but sometimes more than two — separate and distinct things. While ‘Among’ is used to portray the idea of being in a group or in the midst of a group.
Q2. Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
we had extensively discussions / with the participants and / obtained their feedback / regarding our new services.
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Replace 'we had extensively discussions' by 'we had extensive (Adjectiev) discussions', as an Adjective qualifies a Noun (discussions).
Q3. Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
The success of the /government sponsor job guarantee Programmer /has resulted in a / drastic drop in poverty.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Here 'government sponsored job guarantee programme' should be used in place of ‘government sponsor job guarantee Programmer’. 'Programmer' means a person who writes computer programs which is irrelevant to the context of the statement.
Q4. Direction: Read the 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 that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
One family of three, which stood in the crowd sobbing (1) / and asked not to be named, said simply that they had (2) /lost someone in the Manchester terror attacks and had came (3) / to London to show “solidarity and strength”. (4)
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
The error lies in part 3 of the sentence where the verb in the past tense ‘came’ is incorrect and needs to be replaced with the verb in the past present tense ‘come’ to make the sentence correct. With ‘had’ the verb should be in the present tense) It should read as:’..and had come to London..’
Q5. Direction: Read the 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 that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
Officials confirmed that Bridget, 27, who was born in Pakistan but brought up (1) / in the UK, was known to police and had been investigated in (2) / 2015 and had been appeared in a Channel 4 documentary, The Jihadis Next Door, (3) / and had been reported to the anti-terrorism hotline for extremism. (4)
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
The error lies in part 3 of the sentence in which the verb ‘had been appeared’ in the past perfect progressive tense is incorrect and needs to be replaced with the verb in the past perfect tense ‘had appeared’ to make the sentence correct. It should read as:’..and had appeared in a..’
Q6. Direction: Read the 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 that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
This was a barbaric act, a heinous crime, and there’s no place for (1) / that in this religion and if you look at the meaning of Islam, it means peace, so for (2) / Islam to be associated with these types of crimes, these murderous (3) / acts, it has really shook the whole community. (4)
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
The error lies in part 4 of the sentence in which the verb ‘shook’ in the past tense is incorrect and needs to be replaced with the verb in the past participle form ‘shaken’ to make the sentence correct. It should read as:’..it has really shaken the whole community’.
Q7. Direction: Read the 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 that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk III) will function mainly (1) / as a delivery system of heavier satellites, but the (2) / Indian Space Research Organization hopes that it can one day carry a (3) / manned mission - the country's first - beyond Earth's atmosphere. (4)
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
The error lies in part 2 of the sentence in which the preposition ‘of’ is incorrect and needs to be replaced with ‘for’ to make the sentence correct. Delivery systems are ‘for’ some things and not ‘of’ anything. It should read as:’..system for heavier satellites, but the..’
Q8. Direction: Read the 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 that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
In some areas of India, many young men and women are delaying their marriages (1) / to pursue their career, a result of rising education levels (2)/ however, most Indian households are conservative (3) / and avoid discussions about sex. (4)
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
The error lies in part 2 of the sentence where the word ‘career’ in singular form is incorrect and needs to be replaced with the word in the plural form ‘careers’ as the subject is plural and the pronoun ‘their’ has been used as well. It should read as:’..to pursue their careers, a result of..’
Q9. Read the 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 that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.
Germany is a global hub for manufacturing,(1)/ and the largest manufacturing economy in (2)/ the world as well as the largest(3)/ exporter of goods in the world.(4)/No error (5)
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
The error lies in part 2 of the sentence as the verb ‘is’ is missing after the conjunction ‘and’. It is mandatory that ‘is’ is used here to continue the sentence properly as it mentions another fact about the subject. Without the verb it is incorrectly framed. It should read as”..and is the largest manufacturing..”. Thus option B is the correct answer.
Q10. Direction:Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark your answer as (5).
Up-to-date Microsoft customers are safe in (1)/the purported National Security Agency (NSA) spying tools dumped online (2)/, the software company said Saturday, tamping down fears that (3)/the digital arsenal was poised to wreak havoc across the internet (4).
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
“In” should be replaced by “from”. Purported means something that is said to be true or real but not definitely true or real therefore, up-to-date Microsoft customers are safe from false National Security Agency (NSA) spying tools.
