Correction of incorrect grammatical sentences - Online Test

Q1. 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. If there is no error, the answer is (E).

Twenty years ago, Barry Sonnenfeld gave the world/ Men in Black, a science fiction comedy/ perhaps best remembered for that’s music video,/ featuring Will Smith dancing alongside a computer-animated space alien.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

The pronoun ‘that’s’ is incorrectly used to refer the movie, it should be replaced with the contraction ‘it’s’ which seems appropriate and grammatically correct for the sentence. Hence the correct answer is option C.

Q2. 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. If there is no error, the answer is (E).

Parents and teachers have complained that children are becoming addicted /to the multiplayer online battle game, / which, according to the company, has more than 200 millions users,/ mostly in China, and is the top-grossing mobile game in the world.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

When there is a specific number involved, like in this case 200, then we use ‘million’ and not ‘millions’. Hence the correct answer is option C.

Q3. Direction: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. If there is no error, the answer is (E), ie ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

We replaced our old bookcase (A) /with a new computer table (B)/ so that their is enough space (C)/ to walk in that area. (D)
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

'Their' should be replaced by 'there' to make the sentence grammatically correct. 'Their' is used to refer to people, 'there' is used to indicate in, at, or to that place or position.

Q4. Direction: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. If there is no error, the answer is (E), ie ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

His incredible stories are so fascinating (A)/ that even after the completion of the book(B)/ one is enticed (C)/ to start over again(D).
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

Here, the error lies in option D. The correct use of words is “to start all over again”.

Q5. Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer will be “No Error”.

Up-to-date Microsoft customers are safe in (1)/the purported National Security Agency (NSA) spying tools dumped online (2)/, the software company said on Saturday, tamping down fears that (3)/the digital arsenal was poised to wreak havoc across the internet (4).
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

In part 1 , the use of ‘in’ after ‘safe’ is incorrect. ‘From’ is the correct preposition to be used here. Hence 1 is the correct choice.

Q6. Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer will be “No Error”.

Simran was also invited (A)/  to the get –together hosted by her friends (B)/ at a hotel yesterday ( C)/ on account of one of them getting marriage. (D)/ No error (E)
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

We don't get marriage, we get married. So, 'marriage' should be replaced by 'married'.

Q7. Direction: 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. If there is no error, the answer is (e).\

The overwhelmed problem in / contemporary architectural culture is that / most of the critical talk about / it fails to relate the / buildings that we all see every day.
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

In A, instead of ‘overwhelmed’ it should be ‘overwhelming’ because the action talked about is in present continuous tense. Hence A is correct.

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. If there is no error, the answer is (5).

When I voted (1) / for him I was convinced (2) / he would win, but I chose (3) / the wrong horse (4) / No error (5).
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

The correct idiom to be used in the above context is "backed the wrong horse". If someone backs or bets on the wrong horse, the loser in a contest, match or election, one supports the wrong person. Back or bet on a wrong horse- to support someone or something that cannot win or succeed.

Q9. 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. If there is no error, the answer is (5).

Recent reports suggested that India may be considering (1) / to revisit its no-first use policy and (2) /allowing its nuclear establishment to carry out pre-emptive (3) / nuclear strikes against Pakistan in the event of war (4) / No error (5).
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

'to revisit' is incorrect. It should be replaced by 'revisiting'. After a gerund, to-infinitive is not used.

Q10. 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. If there is no error, the answer is (5).

And within a few months, (1) / she was able to write with (2)/ the both hands at a (3) normal speed and with ease (4) / No error (5).
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

The use of “the” before “both” is grammatically incorrect. It should be 'both the hands'.