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Find out which part of a sentence
has an error.
1.Two hours have passed (1)/ since (2)/ he had
fallen asleep. (3) / No error(4)
2.Having broken down (1)/ the driver sent the car (2)/ to the garage.
(3)/ No error (4)
3.He is one of those writers (1) / who has won acclaim
(2)/ the world over. (3)/ No error (4).
5.When students are ill (1) / they find that they have a lot of work
(2)/ to catch up when they return. (3)/ No error (4)
6.Scarcely did I reach the airport. (1)/ nervous and tense, than the
plane took of .(2)/ leaving me stranded in an alien place. (3) / No error (4)
7.The power to (1)/ distinguish between differences (2)/ is the basis of
science and art. (3)/ No error (4).
8.I have (1)/ seen her only once (2)/ but I’m liking her a lot. (3)/ No
error (4)
9.I told him (1)/ that we enjoyed very much (2) / at the party. (3)/ No
error (4)
10.John is working very hardly (1)/ as the examinations (2)/ are fast
approaching. (3) / No error(4)
11. You must either (1) / be regular with your studies (2) / and study for
longer period before the examination. (3) / No error (4)
12.The new taxation
rates (1) / announced by the government (2) / are bound to effect the export sector.
(c) / No error (d)
13.The various
consequences of (1) / the decision taken by the (2) / finance ministry was not
foreseen by the bureaucrats. (3) / No error (d)
14.I never considered
him to be a person who would (1) / go back on his promise and (2) / then do not
even apologise. (3) / No error (4)
15. Having finished
at school (1) / Raghu thought of going to Bombay in (2) / search of some job.
(3) / No error (4)
ANSWERS OF EXPLANATIONS:
1.(3)
Explanation: ‘He fell asleep’ will be the correct usage.
2.(2)
3.(2)
Explanation
When ‘one of is used in the sentence, the
Noun/ Pronoun coming after ‘of’ should be considered as
antecedent and verb is used accordingly
For example
She is one of those who does not accept this view - wrong.
She is one of those who do not accept this view - correct
Hence, ‘who have won acclaim’ is correct usage.
4.(3)
‘Rather’ should be used instead of except
Explanation
5.(3)
The word ‘return’ should be replaced with ‘recover’ to
make a sense.
Explanation
6.(2)
‘Scarcely _____ when/ before’ is the correct form of correlative used as
conjunction. Hence, than should be replaced with when.
Explanation
7.(2)
The power to distinguish is the basis of science and art is the correct
sentence. The use of ‘distinguish between differences’ is
superfluous
8.(3)
‘I like her a lot’ is the correct usage, as ‘like’ is
a verb of emotion and is not normally used in the continuous form.
Explanation
9.(2)
‘That we had enjoyed very much’ will be correct usage.
Explanation
10.(1)
‘John is working very hard’ is correct usage, as hardly means scarcely, rarely. The work ‘hard’ (Adverb) means with great effort.
‘John is working very hard’ is correct usage, as hardly means scarcely, rarely. The work ‘hard’ (Adverb) means with great effort.
11.(3)
Explanation
12. (3)
Explanation
13.(3)
Explanation
14.(3)
Explanation
15. (1)
Explanation
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