Scan this QR Code For Video

Solution

am
a'
im
an
R
ith
W
h
is
gl
En

2
Parts Of Speech

1. The artist pranced around the stage singing

enthusiastically.

(a) Noun (b) Adjective

(c) Adverb (d) Verb

2. Put the fork and knife in the cutlery box.

(a) Preposition (b) Verb

(c) Conjunction (d) Determiner

3. She came slowly up to the main door.

(a) Adjective (b) Adverb

(c) Verb (d) Pronoun

4. Oh no! I am getting late for the function.

(a) Preposition (b) Article

(c) Noun (d) Interjection

5. They are all going to attend the function.

(a) Noun (b) Adverb

(c) Pronoun (d) Conjunction

6. The sun shone through the dull grey clouds.

(a) Noun (b) Adverb

(c) Verb (d) Adjective

7. The Principal is presiding over the meeting.

(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Preposition

8. Cash machines permit people to withdraw money at any time.

(a) Verb (b) Noun

(c) Pronoun (d) Adverb

9. The novel is loosely based on his childhood in England.

(a) Verb (b) Adverb

(c) Noun (d) Adjective

10. Since children have so much homework to do their

playtime is very limited.

(a) Verb (b) Adverb

(c) Pronoun (d) Noun

11. The conclusions that they came to are highly questionable.

1. Noun 2. Adjective 3. Adverb 4. Gerund

12. This year marks the quincentenary of Columbus's

voyage to America.

1. Noun 2. Adjective

3. Adverb 4. Article

14. I still cherish the memories of those far-off days.

1. Preposition 2. Conjunction

3. Adjective 4. Adverb

15. I don't think I'll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do.
Besides, I don't really like parties.

1. Adjective 2. Adverb

3. Preposition 4. Conjunction
16. The bottomline is that we have to make a decision

today.

1. Noun 2. Pronoun

3. Adverb 4. Adjective

17. Try to knock that vase over.

1. Preposition 2. Conjunction

3. Adjective 4. Adverb

18. I'd like an ice cream. Are you having one too?

1. Noun 2. Pronoun

3. Adjective 4. Adverb

19. My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I could

not have afforded the trip.

1. Adjective 2. Adverb

3. Conjunction 4. Participle

20. She wrote me an anguished letter from her prison cell.

1. Noun 2. Verb

3. Adjective 4. Adverb

21. There is a visitor for you.

1. Relation Pronoun 2. Definite Article

3. Indefinite Article 4. Adverb

22. They wandered around aimlessly.

1. Verb 2. Adjective

3. Intensifier 4. Noun
23. We went away after they had left.

1. Pronoun 2. Adjective

3. Intensifier 4. Conjunction

24. Public culture is associated with extremely new civil societies.

1. Adverb 2. Intensifier

3. Adjective 4. Noun Clause

25. You are paying less attention to your studies these

days.

1. Adverb 2. Adjective

3. Intensifier 4. Noun

26. Why, is it really Sujata on the phone?

1. Interjection

2. Adjective

3. Intensifier 4. Noun

27. Sit down and rest a while.

1. Adverb 2. Adjective

3. Intensifier 4. Noun

28. Rakesh is too old to run fast.

1. Adverb

2. Conjunction

3. Intensifier

4. noun
29. For the next generation of interior architects and design
graduates, work opportunities are immense.

1. Adverb

2. Adjective

3. Noun

4. Pronoun

30. Life is a solo fight, and each person makes his or

her own journey.

1. Noun

2. Adjective

3. Intensifier

4. Adverb

31. The cat loves comfort.

1. Indefinite article

2. Definite article

3. Intensifier

4. Subject

32. All the pilgrims rested for a while under the banyan

tree.

1. Adverb

2. Place value

3. Preposition

4. Verb
33. The wonderful statue of the leader welcomes all people to the
city.

1. Object

2. Adjective

3. Noun Phrase

4. Noun

34. This is his pen.

1. Possessive pronoun

2. Possessive adjective

3. Adverb

4. Verb

35. When people found that the jewel was in the records of Rahim,
they gave it to him.

1. Pronoun

2. Nominative

3. Noun

4. Adverb

36. It is eleven O'clock now and all of us should retire

to bed.

1. Personal pronoun

2. Relative pronoun

3. Impersonal pronoun

4. Verb
37. The flower is very beautiful.

1. Adjective

2. Adverb

3. Preposition

4. Conjunction

38. This boy is stronger than Ramesh.

1. Pronoun

2. Adjective

3. Article

4. Adverb

39. I hurt myself.

1. Noun 2. Pronoun

3. Demonstrative pronoun 4. Adjective

40. The ants fought the wasps.

1. Intransitive verb 2. Transitive verb

3. Demonstrative verb

4. Adjective

41. I can hardly believe it.

1. Adjective

2. Preposition

3. Adverb

4. Verb
42. The preacher said, "No one is above the all powerful"

1. Adverb

2. Place value

3. Preposition

4. Verb

43. The most beautiful seven monkeys of the landlord were taken
for a stroll.

1. Object

2. Adjective

3. Noun phrase

4. noun

44. Alas! He has been defeated.

1. Adjective 2. Adverb

3. Interjection 4. Conjunction

45. The man who is in the green shirt is the chief of the day.

1. Pronoun 2. Relative pronoun

3. Demonstrative pronouns

4. Assertive noun

46. He has been living in the jungle for long and he knows all the
animals here.

1. Subordinating conjunction

2. Coordinating conjunction

3. Preposition

4. Personal pronoun
47. This time we woke up to virus-related diseases.

1. Demonstrative

2. Article

3. Adverb

4. Noun phrase

48. Love your neighbour as thyself.

1. Noun

2. Pronoun

3. Preposition Adjective

4. Adjective

49. Ravi won the match with a huge margin.

1. Intransitive verb 2. Transitive verb

3. Demonstrative verb 4. Adjective

50. There was an exultation in the group.

1. Adjective

2. Adverb

3. Adjectival Noun 4. Noun

51. He has been working in the Department of Foreign Affairs since

2002.

1. Preposition

2. Adjective

3. Intensifier

4. Noun
52. The man in dark blue is the one who made us win

the match.

1. Relative

2. Interrogative pronoun

3. Relative pronoun

4. Affirmative clause

53. The most beautiful actor of the industry was awarded today.

1. Adjective 2. Numeral

3. Adverb 4. Noun

54. "What is the latest news?" asked the Captain.

1. Relative pronoun

2. Adjective

3. Adverb

4. Adjectival clause

55. Noticing the change in the behaviour of the officer, the cadets
returned to their position.

1. Participle 2. Present continuous

3. Noun phrase

4. Noun

56. The building is very ancient.

1. Transitive verb 2. Intransitive verb

3. Phrasal verb

4. Auxiliary verb
57. Hurrah ! What a scintillating beauty the landscape

is!

1. Conjunction 2. Adjective

3. Adverb 4. Interjection

58. Ravi was declared as the winner in the tie because he had hit
the most number of fours and sixes.

1. Conjunction 2. Interjection

3. Adverb 4. Cause

59. Rita eats her dinner quickly.

1. Verb 2. Preposition

3. Adjective 4. Adverb

60. He thought the movie ended abruptly.

1. Noun 2. Adverb

3. Verb 4. Adjective

61. I will meet you in the third week of August.

1. Pronoun 2. Verb

3. Preposition 4. Noun

62. Jasmines and roses are my favourite flowers.

1. Verb 2. Preposition

3. Conjunction 4. Interjection

63. She truthfully answered the detective's questions.

1. Verb 2. Adjective

3. Noun 4. Adverb
64. Hurrah ! We won the game !

1. Interjection 2. Conjunction

3. Noun 4. Pronoun

65. The son writes meaningless letters to his father.

1. Adverb 2. Verb

3. Pronoun 4. Adjective
Spotting Errors Based on Sub – Verb -
Agreement
1. Seldom has the discoveries of the (A)/ world’s
greatest discoverers, like (B)/ Copernicus or Galileo,

am
been forgotten. (C)/ No Errors (D)

a'
2. The flood situation in the eastern (A)/ region of the

im
country remain (B)/ grim for the fifth day today. (C)/ No
Errors (D)
an
3. How many (A)/ does the (B)/ cricket bat cost? (C)/ No
R

Errors (D)
ith

4. There was many (A)/ people who voted (B)/ for him.
W

(C)/ No Errors (D)

h

5. Much villagers attended (A)/ the feast hosted (B)/ by

is

the village panchayat. (C)/ No Errors (D)

gl

6. Playing in the park (A)/ is one of the thing (B)/ that

En

small children really love. (C)/ No Errors (D)

7. According to a recent survey, (A)/ around 60% of
children below (B)/ the age of 5 years has been
immunised. (C)/ No Errors (D)
8. My visiting to (A)/ my family are few (B)/ and far
between. (C)/ No Errors (D)

3
9. Some people is (A)/ always talking about (B)/
themselves. (C)/ No Errors (D)
10. Outside the cinema hall, (A)/ there was queue (B)/ of
people waiting to see the movie. (C)/ No Errors (D)
11. The essay is divided into five (A)/ paragraphs and

am
every of these (B)/ has seven sentences. (C)/ No Errors
(D)

a'
12. The mother as well as her children (A)/ were
im
brought to the police station for (B)/ interrogation. (C)/
an
No Errors (D)
R

13. This coffee is not available (A)/ in any of the shop in

the (B)/ neighbourhood market. (C)/ No Errors (D)
ith

14. After a heated argument (A)/ they went to (B)/ their

W

respective place. (C)/ No Errors (D)

h

15. Virat Kohli is one of the (A)/ best batsmen that (B)/
is

the world have seen. (C)/ No Errors (D)

gl
En

16. A lot of money (A)/ were spent (B)/ on the common

wealth games. (C)/ No error. (D)
17. The hockey match (A)/ between India and Pakistan
(B)/ was very exciting. (C)/ No error. (D)
18. Modern medicines has scored significant victories
(A)/ against both infection and trauma (B)/ the major
causes of ill health and death. (C)/ no error (D)

4
19. Due to the (A)/ snow the (B)/ marks was
unrecognizable. (C)/ no error (D)
20. Either Ramesh or Reema (A)/ have the keys (B)/ to
the cupboard. (C)/ No Error (D)
21. The jury is from (A)/ different parts (B)/ of the

am
country. (C)/ No Error (D)
22. One of the proposals (A)/ received by us (B)/ seem

a'
very interesting. (C)/ No Error (D)
im
23. Most of the gold deposits discovered (A)/ during the
an
original gold rushes was exposed (B)/ at the Earth’s
R

surface and were found by simple prospecting methods.

(C)/ No error. (D)
ith

24. A group of birds (A)/ migrate from the southern part

W

(B)/ of the country to the northern part during summer.

h

(C)/ No error (D)

is

25. The scheme has been (A)/ implemented only in

gl

these (B)/ part of the country and the Prime Minister

En

will visit it shortly. (C)/ No error (D)

26. The sowing of summer crops (A) / such as rice,
soybeans and corn (B)/ have been lagging as a result.
(C) / No error (D)
27. Not only the (A)/ students but also (B)/ the principal
were laughing at the joke he cracked. (C)/ No error (D)

5
28. While banks almost always (A)/ meets the overall
target, keeping up with the (B)/ sub targets was getting
difficult for banks with limited expertise in certain
sectors. (C)/ No Error (D)
29. The initial trends has shown (A)/ that AAP is set to
repeat for (B)/ the third time with Chief Minister Arvind

am
Kejriwal heading the government. (C)/ No error (D)

a'
30. These companies have been asked (A)/ to furnish

im
their financial details (B)/ and information about its
board members. (C)/ No error (D)
an
31. The scheme which will be launched (A)/ during the
R

next two years (B)/ require an additional investment of

ith

one hundred crore . (C)/ No error (D)

W

32. This is one of the best books (A)/ that has been (B)/
published this year. (C)/ No error (D)
h
is

33. Neither the reporters nor the editor (A)/ were

gl

satisfied by the attitude (B)/ of the publishers of the

En

newspaper. (C)/ No error (D)

34. There are much (A)/ advantages of working (B)/
together in a group.(C)/ No error (D)
35. Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh says (A)/ they
are harvesting a bumper crop (B)/ this year due to good
weather conditions. (C)/ No error (D)

6
36. I expect each students present (A)/ here to listen
carefully to the (B)/ instructions I’m giving. (C)/ No error
(D)
37. A pack of wolves (A)/ were chasing (B)/ the deer in
the forest. (C)/ No error (D)

am
38. Lack of required (A)/ vitamins and minerals (B)/
lead to several complications in the human body. (C)/

a'
No error (D)

im
39. It have been only (A)/ through writing (B)/ that men
an
have been able to spread their ideas to mankind. (C)/ No
error (D)
R

40. Modern science have (A)/ broken many myths (B)/

ith

about our food and diet. (C)/ No error (D)

W

41. The Committee agreed (A)/ that small businesses

h

(B)/ has been adversely affected by COVID19. (C)/ No

is

error (D)
gl

42. One of (A)/ the biggest enterprise (B)/ in India is

En

declaring a lockout. (C)/ No error (D)

43. All our teachers teaches (A)/ us very well but the
(B)/ mathematics teacher is the best. (C)/ No error (D)
44. Public speaking (A)/ is one of (B)/ the most feared
form of communication. (C)/ No error (D)

7
45. My mother generally (A)/ read the local newspaper
to (B)/ keep abreast of the local news. (C)/ No error (D)
46. The police arrested (A)/ two young men, but (B)/
neither of them were responsible for the robbery. (C)/
No error (D)

am
47. Only five minutes (A)/ are allowed (B)/ for each
speaker during the function. (C)/ No error (D)

a'
48. Despite warnings the driver (A)/ continued to speed
im
and have been (B)/ caught by the traffic police. (C)/ No
an
error (D)
R

49. Many citizens are gravitating towards the nation’s

(A)/ second largest state because it offer (B)/ ample job
ith

opportunities. (C)/ No error (D)

W

50. Skeptics worries that the devaluation (A)/ of the

h

country’s currency is a desperate (B)/ move to bail out

is

struggling exporters. (C)/ no error (D)

gl
En

Subject Verb Agreement Ans:

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. B 13.

B 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. B

24. B 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. C 32. B 33. B

34. A 35. A 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. A 41. C

8
42. B 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. C 47. B 48. B 49. B 50. A

Explanation:

1. Replace “has” with “have”

am
2. Replace “remain” with “remains”

a'
3. Replace “many” with “much”
4. Replace “was” with “were” im
an
5. Replace “much” with “many”
R

6. Replace “thing” with “things”

ith

7. Replace “has” with “have”

W

8. Replace “visiting” with “visits”

h

9. Replace “is” with “are”

lis

10. Add "a" before queue

g
En

11. Replace “every” with “each”

12. Replace “were” with “was”
13. Replace “shop” with “shops”
14. Replace “place” with “places”
15. Replace “have” with “has”
16. Replace “were” with “was”
9
17. No Error 18. Replace “has” with “have”
19. Replace “was” with “were”
20. Replace “have” with “has”
21. Replace “is” with “are”

am
22. Replace “seem” with “seems”
23. Replace “was” with “were”

a'
im
24. Replace “migrate” with “migrates”
25. Replace “these” with “this”
an
26. Replace “have” with “has”
R

27. Replace “were” with “was”

ith

28. Replace “meets” with “meet”

W

29. Replace “has” with “have”

h
is

30. Replace “its” with “their”

gl

31. Replace “require” with “requires”

En

32. Replace “has” with “have”

33. Replace “were” with “was”
34. Replace “much” with “many”
35. Replace “says” with “say”
36. Replace “students” with “student”

10
37. Replace “were” with “was”
38. Replace “lead” with “leads”
39. Replace “have” with “has”
40. Replace “have” with “has”

am
41. Replace “has” with “have”
42. Replace “enterprise” with “enterprises”

a'
im
43. Replace “teaches” with “teach”
44. Replace “form” with “forms”
an
45. Replace “read” with “reads”
R

46. Replace “were” with “was”

ith

47. Replace “are” with “is”

W

48. Replace “have” with “has”

h
is

49. Replace “offer” with “offers”

gl

50. Replace “worries” with “worry”

En

11
Spotting Error based on Noun
1. “I know nothing (1)/ about his whereabout. Do you ?”
(2)/ he said to me. (3)/ no error (4)
2. Now I have come (1)/ to know why he always remains
at loggers-head with his wife (2)/ and mother-in-law.

am
(3)/ no error (4)
3. There are only certain boy that are sincere (1)/ and

a'
diligent and that can do well in the examination (2)/ said
im
the class teacher. (3)/ no error (4)
an
4. An earthquake is a natural phenomena (1)/ and
R

nobody can (2)/ check it, be sure. (3)/ no error (4)

ith

5. Language consists of several stratums said a linguist

(1)/ in his lecture on Language (2)/ and Linguistics. (3)/
W

no error (4)
h

6. The Headquarter of the Army is in Delhi ; it’s really

is

very (1)/ surprising that you do not know (2)/ even this
gl

fact. (3)/ no error (4) English With Rani Ma'am 2

En

7. Bringing back of normal functioning (1)/ of the

working bodies after demonetization (2)/ is the biggest
concerned for the people now. (3)/ No error (4)
8. The mother-in-laws (1)/ gathered together (2)/ to
discuss certain family issues that had to be sorted out.
(3)/ No Error (4)

12
9. It is a scientifically accepted (1)/ fact that laugh is (2)/
the best medicine to remove stress and live a disease-
free life. (3)/ No error (4)
10. Her hairs was messed (1)/ up badly in the wind (2)/
by the time she reached the function hall (3)/ . No error
(4)

am
11. The flexible of withdrawals (1)/ from funds under the

a'
(2)/ pension scheme would be tightened. (3)/ No error
(4)
im
an
12. Women athletes have (1)/ performed far better (2)/
than man athletes this sport season. (3)/ No error (4)
R

13. His tenure (1)/ as a pilot (2)/ made him face a lot of
ith

horrifying experiences. (3)/ No error (4)

W

14. There were a great many question (1)/ which were

h

(2)/ left unanswered at the end of the investigation. (3)/

is

No error (4)
gl

15. His honestly (1)/ was admired by (2)/ one and all in
En

the village. (3)/ No error (4)

16. He knocked out (1)/ four tooths of his assailant (2)/
with a single punch that night. (3)/ No error (4)
17. There should be (1)/ no furnitures (2)/ in my room.
(3)/ No error (4)

13
18. I have not gone through (1)/ the letter and so I am not
aware (2)/ of its content. (3)/ No error (4)
19. It is a pity (1)/ that even five years old boys (2)/ are
engaged in hazardous factories. (3)/ No error (4)
20. I don’t think (1)/ it is your house (2)/ It is somebody’s

am
else. (3)/ No error (4)
21. She misplaced her spectacle (1)/ and is now feeling

a'
(2)/ great difficulty in studying. (3)/ No error (4)
im
22. All the girls students (1)/ of the college are advised
an
(2)/ to sit in the girls’ common room. (3)/ No Error (4)
R

23. The majority of the woman (1)/ teachers are

ith

persuading (2)/ the principal to consider their demands.

(3)/ No Error (4)
W

24. He gave me (1)/ two important informations (2)/ I

h

had been waiting for the previous two months. (3)/ No

is

Error (4)
gl
En

25. I saw only (1)/ five police who (2)/ were running after
the bank robbers. (3)/ No Error (4)
26. The wall of this magnificent (1)/ building is (2)/ fifty
foot high and its paintings are very striking. (3)/ No
Error (4)

14
27. Wordsworth’s poetries (1)/ is characterized by his
subtle description (2)/ of the beauty and liveliness of
nature. (3)/ No Error (4)
28. When you see his (1)/ offsprings, you can’t (2)/
believe that he is above seventy. (3)/ No Error (4)

am
29. The issues are (1)/ very complex and the problem
(2)/ is that they are bound to be obscured by these

a'
hypocritical politician. (3)/ No Error (4)

im
30. These type of books (1)/ are certainly helpful to the
an
students (2)/ preparing for the banking service
Examinations. (3)/ No Error (4)
R

31. Owing to his heavy engagement, (1)/ he could not

ith

write even two- third (2)/ of the book which the

W

publication expected before January. (3)/ No Error (4)

h

32. It is harmful (1)/ to take cupsful (2)/ of tea five times

is

a day. (3)/ No Error (4)

gl

33. The brethrens (1)/ of this locality are always (2)/ at

En

daggers drawn without any apparent reason. (3)/ No

Error (4)
34. He does not (1)/ cut paper with (2)/ blade, but with
scissor. (3)/ No Error (4)
35. The population of India (1)/ is divided into two
classes- (2)/ Haves and Haves not. (3)/ No error (4)

15
36. My sister (1)/ has read (2)/ pages after pages of the
Bible. (3)/ No error (4)
37. Lasers are (1)/ indispensable tools (2)/ for the
delicate eyes surgery. (3)/ No error (4)
38. Darts are (1)/ played by (2)/ men as well as women.

am
(3)/ No Error (4)
39. The judge (1)/ ordered that the (2)/ iron of the

a'
accused should be removed. (3)/ No Error (4)
im
40. His means are very limited (1)/ yet he does not
an
curtail (2)/ his expenditure and spends lavishly. (3)/ no
R

error (4)
ith

Noun Ans:
W

1.2 2. 2 3. 1 4. 1 5. 1 6. 1 7. 3 8. 1 9. 2 10. 1 11. 1 12. 3 13. 3 14. 1

h
is

15. 1 16. 2 17. 2 18. 3 19. 2 20. 3 21. 1 22. 1 23. 1 24. 2 25. 2 26.
gl
En

3 27. 1 28. 2 29. 3 30. 1 31. 2 32. 2 33. 1 34. 3 35. 3 36. 3 37.

3 38. 1 39. 3 40. 4

16
Explanation:
1.Replace “whereabout” with “whereabouts”
2. Replace “loggers-head” with “logger-heads”
3. Replace “boy” with “boys”

am
4. Replace “phenomena” with “phenomenon”
5. Replace “stratums” with “strata”

a'
im
6. Replace “headquarter” with “headquarters”
7. Replace “concerned” with “concern”
an
8. Replace “mother-in-laws” with “mothers-in-law”
R

9. Replace “laugh” with “laughter”

ith

10. Replace “hairs” with “hair”

W

11. Replace “flexible” with “flexibility”

h
is

12. Replace “man” with “men”

gl

13. Replace “experiences” with “experience”

En

14. Replace “question” with “questions”

15. Replace “honestly” with “honesty”
16. Replace “tooths” with “teeth”
17. Replace “furnitures” with “furniture”
18. Replace “content” with “contents”

17
19. Replace “years” with “year”
20. Replace “somebody’s else” with “somebody else’s”
21. Replace “spectacle” with “spectacles”
22. Replace “girls” with “girl”

am
23. Replace “woman” with “women”
24. Replace “important informations” with “two pieces of

a'
important information”
im
25. Replace “police” with “policemen”
an
26. Replace “foot” with “feet”
R

27. Replace “poetries” with “poetry”

ith

28. Replace “offsprings” with “offspring”

W

29. Replace “politician” with “politicians”

h

30. Replace “type” with “types”

is
gl

31. Replace “two-third” with “two-thirds”

En

32. Replace “cupsful” with “cupfuls”

33. Replace “brethrens” with “brethern”
34. Replace “scissor” with “scissors”
35. Replace “have and haves not” with “have and have
nots”
36. Replace “pages after pages” with “page after page”
18
37. Replace “eyes” with “eye”
38. Replace “are” with “is”
39. Replace “iron” with “irons”
40. No Error

am
Spotting Error based on Pronoun

a'
im
1. The Chairmen of all large public sector banks (1)/ met
with senior RBI officials (2)/ to give its suggestions
an
about implementing the new policy. (3)/ No error (4)
R

2. A man who has been accused of fraud (1)/ in an

ith

earlier job, he will never be (2)/ welcomed in any other

organization. (3)/ No error (4)
W

3. A leader is a group member (1)/ which exerts

h

profound influence (2)/ on the behavior and attitudes of

is

other members of the group. (3)/ No error (4)

gl
En

4. Reena and Seena are good friends (1)/ and there are
no secrets (2)/ between themself. (3)/ No error (4)
5. Put you in my position (1)/ and you will realize (2)/ the
problems faced in my profession. (3)/ No error (4)
6. The awkward tension between (1)/ Sam and I was, (2)/
as it turns out, completely onesided. (3)/ No error (4)

19
7. “I don’t understand why I can’t come (1)/ to the movies
with you,” (2)/ cried Tina’s younger brother, whom had a
strict 8:00 bedtime. (3)/ No error (4)
8. My boyfriend and me (1)/ went to the animal shelter,
(2)/ and together, we adopted a dog. (3)/ No error (4)

am
9. The members of the executive committee (1)/ want
the facilities (2)/ of car and accommodation for itself.

a'
(3)/ No Error (4)

im
10. Every teacher (1)/ and every student (2)/ of this
an
school is determined to do their best for the benefit of
all. (3)/ No Error (4)
R

11. The manager (1)/ as well as the (2)/ employees

ith

absented themselves from the office. (3)/ No Error (4)

W

12. There were (1)/ five active employees (2)/ and three
h

lazy one in the factory. (3)/ No Error (4)

is

13. One should keep (1) / his promise (2)/ if one wants
gl

respect from both friends and enemies. (3) / No error

En

(4)
14. You, he and she have done her best (1) / in the
interview and it is sure (2) / that all of them will pass.
(3)/ No error (4)
15. A few politicians were at enmity (1)/ with each other
and no one was ready (2) / to budge and this is what led
to the division of the party.(3) / No error (4)
20
16. The Union health minister said that (1)/ there was an
acute shortage of (2)/ health personnel in rural areas
who needed to be addressed urgently. (3) /No error (4)
17. Any of the two pencils will do but it (1)/ must be black
in color and its (2)/ length must be shorter. (3) / No
error(4)

am
18. Our ancestors never saw a (1) / match box, but we

a'
use (2) / them daily. (3) /No error (4)

im
19. There is nothing impossible (1) / under the sun, so
an
anyone can do (2) / this if one tries .(3) / No error (4)
R

20. The master did not know (1) / who of the servants (2)
/ broke the expensive dinner set. (3) / No error (4)
ith

21. Myself and he (1) / will manage (2)/ everything. (3) /

W

No error (4)
h

22. It was him (1) / who came running (2) / into the
is

classroom. (3) / No error (4)

gl
En

23. I am certain that none (1) / of these two books (2) / is

useful to the students of the 8th standard (3) / No Error
(4).
24. The teacher was (1) / busy and asked (2) / three of
we to divide the work and do it. (3) / No Error (4).
25. The applicant (1) / being a house holder (2) / he is
entitled to vote. (3)/ No Error (4).

21
26. The five brothers (1) / are at daggers drawn, (2) / so
they feel it below their dignity to talk to each other. (3) /
No Error (4).
27. There is none (1) / who can help you (2) / in this
crucial moment of your career. (3) / No Error (4).

am
28. Nothing but (1)/ Mahatma Gandhi could (2)/ win
freedom for the country. (3)/ no error (4)

a'
29. Some skills are (1)/ more difficult than other. (2)/ so
im
it takes longer to master them. (3)/ no error (4)
an
30. The pupils of this school (1)/ are more devoted (2)/
R

than that of any other school. (3)/ no error (4)

ith

31. Here is (1) / the man whom I think (2) / committed

the crime. (3) / No error (4)
W

32. He, You and I (1) / shall arrange everything (2) / and
h

shall not ask them for help. (3) / No error (4)

is
gl

33. The teacher of this institute and the (1) / Director of

En

that institute are ready to (2) / nod his agreement for

this proposal .(3) / No error (4)
34. She loathes everything and (1) / everybody who
reminds her (2) / of her ex-boyfriend.(3) / No error (4)
35. My father is a conservative person, (1)/ so he does
not like me talking (2)/ to any boy in such a manner. (3)/
No error (4)

22
36. The policeman standing (1) / beside the doctor is (2) /
a very old friend of me. .(3) / No error (4)
37. You must not prostrate before (1) / anyone
irrespective of the post he (2)/ or she is holding in this
office.(3) / No error (4)

am
38. I want to know why you absented from (1)/ the class
that day, while you had a (2)/ very important lecture to

a'
attend. (3)/ No error (4)

im
39. Let him and I (1) / go to Mumbai (2)/ together for a
an
week.(3) / No error (4)
R

40. Do you know (1) / whom the (2) / next speaker is? (3)
/ No error (4)
ith

41. Who is the (1) / woman who (2) / Stacy

W

recommended for the position? (3) / No error (4)

h

Pronoun Ans:
is
gl

1. 3 2. 2 3. 2 4. 3 5. 1 6. 2 7. 3 8. 1 9. 3 10. 3 11. 3 12. 3 13. 2

En

14. 1 15. 2 16. 3 17. 1 18. 3 19. 3 20. 2 21. 1 22. 1 23. 1 24. 3 25.

3 26. 3 27. 2 28. 1 29. 2 30. 3 31. 2 32. 1 33. 3 34. 2 35. 2 36.

3 37. 1 38. 1 39. 1 40. 2 41. 2

23
Explanation
1. Replace “its” with “their”
2. Remove “he”
3. Replace “which” with “who”

am
4. Replace “themself” with “them”
5. Replace “you” with “yourself”

a'
im
6. Replace “I” with “me”
7. Replace “whom” with “who”
an
8. Replace “me” with “I”
R

9. Replace “itself” with “themselves”

ith

10. Replace “their” with “his”

W

11. Replace “themselves” with “himself”

h
is

12. Replace “one” with “ones”

gl

13. Replace “his” with “one’s”

En

14. Replace “her” with “your”

15. Replace “each other” with “one another”
16. Replace “who” with “which”
17. Replace “any” with “either”
18. Replace “them” with “it”

24
19. Replace “one” with “he”
20. Replace “who” with “which”
21. Replace “myself and he” with “he and I”
22. Replace “him” with “he”

am
23. Replace “none” with “neither”
24. Replace “we” with “us”

a'
im
25. Remove “he”
26. Replace “each other” with “one another”
an
27. Replace “who” with “that”
R

28. Replace “nothing” with “nobody”

ith

29. Replace “other” with “others”

W

30. Replace “that” with “those”

h
is

31. Replace “whom” with “who”

gl

32. Replace “he, you and I” with “you, he and I”

En

33. Replace “his” with “their”

34. Replace “who” with “that”
35. Replace “me” with “my”
36. Replace “me” with “mine”
37. Add “yourself” before “before”

25
38. Add “yourself after absented
39. Replace “I” with “me”
40. Replace “whom” with “who”
41. Replace “who” with “whom”

am
Spotting Error based on Verb

a'
im
1. Instead of attend (a)/ the class he went to (b)/ watch
the cricket match. (c)/ No Error (d)
an
2. She picked up the books (a)/ lie on the table (b)/ and
R

put them on the shelf. (c)/ No Error (d)

ith

3. He is above eighty (a)/ and dares not read (b)/

W

without glasses. (c)/ No Error (d)

4. The two trains gave (a)/ the illusion of (b)/ been
h
is

stationary. (c)/ No Error (d)

gl

5. He wondered (a)/ what was the reason (b)/ for her

En

refusal to accompany him. (c)/ No Error (d)

6. I am hearing (a)/ a strange noise (b)/ now. (c)/ No
Error (d)
7. As soon as the super moon (a)/ had rose over the hill,
(b)/ the valley was flooded with silver light. (c)/ No
Error (d)

26
8. The magistrate asked the prisoner (a)/ what was he
doing with his (b)/ hand in the gentleman’s pocket. (c)/
No Error (d)
9. Need I to (a)/ wait (b)/ for your approval? (c)/ No
Error (d)

am
10. You should have reports (a)/ the matter to your
teacher (b)/ instead of taking it in your own hands. (c)/

a'
No Error (d)

im
11. I wanted to play tennis (a)/ but my parents (b)/
an
prevented me to join the school team. (c)/ No Error (d)
R

12. Suman told me that (a)/ she didn’t know how to

operates her net (b)/ banking account. (c)/ No Error (d)
ith

13. In today’s world new ways of (a)/ teaching young

W

children (b)/ have to be adopting. (c)/ No Error (d)

h

14. I told the tailor (a)/ to made a new (b)/ dress for me.
is

(c)/ No Error (d)

gl
En

15. She wanted telling you whom (a)/ you could

approach for your (b)/ problem. (c)/ No Error (d)
16. He has deposits (a)/ all his money (b)/ in banks. (c)/
No Error (d)
17. Her relatives were presented (a)/ at the station to
(b)/ see her off. (c)/ No Error (d)

27
18. He went up to her (a)/ and asks her why she had (b)/
insulted him. (c)/ No Error (d)
19. The government’s proposal has (a)/ been set alarm
bells ringing for (b)/ people with low incomes. (c)/ No
Error (d)

am
20. If children are treating (a)/ with respect, (b)/ they
will behave accordingly. (c)/ No Error (d)

a'
21. The player was declare (a)/ run-out as he failed (b)/
im
to complete the run. (c)/ No Error (d)
an
22. I couldn't hear what was she (a)/ saying due to the
R

noise (b)/ of the planes taking off. (c)/ No Error (d)

ith

23. If I had gone to the library (a)/ I can have (b)/

borrowed a book. (c)/ No Error (d)
W

24. I was reading the newspaper (a)/ when I heard the

h

sound of bullets (b)/ been fired. (c)/ No Error (d)

is
gl

25. Radha woke up early that morning (a)/ so that she

En

should watch the (b)/ beautiful sunrise. (c)/ No Error (d)

26. Kaira has upset (a)/ with me since (b)/ the accident.
(c)/ No Error (d)
27. Before you finalise (a)/ any of them, search (b)/ and
comparing. (c)/ No Error (d)
28. Akshay kumar being a (a)/ good actor he is (b)/
presented with the National Award. (c)/ No Error (d)
28
29. A total of 300 economically backward (a)/ students
would being awarded (b)/ the Narendra Modi
Scholarship. (c)/ No Error (d)
30. In responds (a)/ to the advertisement a sizeable (b)/
number of candidates have submitted their applications.
(c)/ No Error (d)

am
31. His father would (a)/ rather die than (b)/ to beg from

a'
door to door. (c)/ No error (d)

im
32. Although we reached his house on time (a)/ he was
an
left (b)/ for the airport. (c)/ No error. (d)
R

33. Why didn’t you (a)/ submitted your (b)/ project on

time? (c)/ No Error (d)
ith

34. Electric heaters were (a)/ providing to all the

W

officers (b)/ at the guest house. (c)/ No Error (d)

h

35. Airlines have increased fares (a)/ because

is

according to the new rules (b)/ only limiting passengers

gl

are allowed. (c)/ No Error (d)

En

36. Einstein’s school teachers (a)/ thought he would

never (b)/ success in life. (c)/ No Error (d)
37. The project is (a)/ tough and I can't be able to (b)/
complete it by Monday. (c)/ No Error (d)
38. I think someone has been (a)/ picked my pocket
while (b)/ I was travelling in the metro. (c)/ No Error (d)

29
39. He wonder for a moment (a)/ if he had (b)/ mistaken
the direction. (c)/ No Error (d)
40. People has been warning in (a)/ advance about the
coming (b)/ economic crisis. (c)/ No Error (d)
41. As soon as the bus driver was seeing (a)/ the child

am
crossing the road, (b)/ he applied the brakes. (c)/ No
Error(d)

a'
42. When I was at school I found my (a)/ class teacher
im
to be the best (b)/ mentor as she always have time to
an
listen and guide. (c)/ No Error (d)
R

43. We've decided to spend our time (a)/ play online

games as we will (b)/ not go out on a vacation this year.
ith

(c)/ No Error (d)

W

44. My tailor is made some (a)/ very stylish dresses for

h

(b)/ me as well as for my daughter. (c)/ No Error (d)

is

45. The manager said that Rahul (a)/ does not wants to
gl

go to Mumbai (b)/ for the new project. (c)/ No Error (d)

En

46. Cyclone Amphan roared into West Bengal (a)/ on

Wednesday leave behind a trail of devastation (b)/
across a large area of the State. (c)/ No Error (d)
47. He will be leaving (a)/ home at 8 a.m. to beating (b)/
the office rush hour. (c)/ No Error (d)

30
48. She managed the company (a)/ so well that it is
made (b)/ a huge profit that year. (c)/ No Error (d)
49. Vidya put on her mask, (a)/ sanitise her hands (b)/
and walked into the shop. (c)/ No Error (d)
50. “Would you liked (a)/ to have some fries along with

am
your coffee, sir?” (b)/ asked the waiter. (c)/ No Error (d)
51. Raman putted the vegetables (a)/ in the frying pan

a'
(b)/ and after adding some water, closed the lid. (c)/ No
Error (d) im
an
52. The construction of (a)/ the new business school is
R

led to (b)/ a sudden rise of population in our area. (c)/

No Error (d)
ith

53. He win (a)/ several accolades (b)/ for his music

W

compositions. (c)/ No Error (d)

h

54. Ranbir could not went (a)/ to the award ceremony

is

as he was busy (b)/ shooting for a film in Maldives. (c)/

gl

No Error (d)
En

55. Mr. Rao asked the newcomer (a)/ to his office if he

will minded (b)/ working late that day. (c)/ No Error (d)
56. The balloon flew up (a)/ as soon as (b)/ the man
cutting the string. (c)/ No Error (d)

31
57. All those students (a)/ who are participating in the
play (b)/ have been notify to stay back for rehearsal
after 3:00 p.m. (c)/ No Error (d)
58. Raman went (a)/ with his wife to the village (b)/ to
sold their land. (c)/ No Error (d)

am
59. The supervisor (a)/ wanted to known the pros and
cons (b)/ of the issue. (c)/ No Error (d)

a'
60. It is unfortunate that (a)/ many people get (b)/
im
addicted to drink nowadays. (c)/ No Error (d)
an
61. Run fast (a) / lest you will (b) miss the flight. (c) / No
R

error (d)
ith

62. The sudden noise (a)/ frightened the baby (b)/ and
made it to cry. (c)/ No Error. (d)
W

63. His only motive (a)/ was to finding (b)/ the truth and
h

follow it. (c)/ No error (d)

is
gl

Verb Ans:
En

1. a 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. b 9. a 10. a 11. c 12. b 13. c

14. b 15. A 16. a 17. a 18. b 19. b 20. A 21. a 22. a 23. b 24. c

25. b 26. a 27. c 28. b 29. b 30. A 31. c 32. b 33. b 34. b

32
35. c 36. c 37. b 38. a 39. a 40. a 41. a 42. a 43. b 44. a 45.

b 46. b 47. b 48. b 49. b 50. a 51. a 52. b 53. a 54. a 55. b

56. c 57. c 58. c 59. b 60. C 61. b 62. c 63. b

am
Explanation:

a'
1. Replace “attend” with “attending”
2. Replace “lie” with “lying” im
an
3. Replace “dares not” with “dare not”
R

4. Replace “been” with “being”

ith

5. Remove “was” and add after reason

W

6. Replace “am hearing” with “heard”

h

7. Replace “rose” with “risen”

is
gl

8. Replace “was he” with “he was”

En

9. Remove “to”
10. Replace “reports” with “reported”
11. Replace “to join” with “from joining”
12. Replace “operates” with “operate”
13. Replace “adopting” with “adopted”
14. Replace “made” with “make”
33
15. Replace “telling” with “to tell”
16. Replace “deposits” with “deposited”
17. Replace “presented” with “present”
18. Replace “asks” with “asked”

am
19. Remove “been”
20. Replace “treating” with “treated”

a'
im
21. Replace “declare” with “declared”
22. Remove “was” and add after she
an
23. Replace “can” with “could”
R

24. Replace “been” with “being”

ith

25. Replace “should” with “might/could”

W

26. Add “been” after has

h
is

27. Replace “comparing” with “compare” 28. Remove

gl

“he”
En

29. Replace “being” with “be”

30. Replace “responds” with “response”
31. Remove “to”
32. Replace “was” with “had”
33. Replace “submitted” with “submit”
34. Replace “providing” with “provided”
34
35. Replace “limiting” with “limited”
36. Replace “success” with “succeed”
37. Replace “” with “”
38. Replace “” with “”

am
39. Replace “wonder” with “wondered”
40. Replace “has been warning” with “have been

a'
warned”
41. Replace “was seeing” with “saw” im
an
42. Add “had” before found
R

43. Replace “play” with “playing”

ith

44. Replace “is made” with “has made”

W

45. Replace “does not wants” with “did not want”

h

46. Replace “leave” with “leaving”

is
gl

47. Replace “beating” with “beat”

En

48. Replace “is made” with “made”

49. Replace “sanitise” with “sanitised”
50. Replace “liked” with “like”
51. Replace “putted” with “put”
52. Remove “is”
53. Replace “win” with “won”
35
54. Replace “went” with “go”
55. Replace “minded” with “mind”
56. Replace “cutting wit” with “”
57. Replace “notify” with “notified”

am
58. Replace “sold” with “sell”
59. Replace “known” with “know”

a'
im
60. Replace “drink” with “drinking”
61. Replace “will” with “should”
an
62. Remove “to”
R

63. Replace “finding” with “find”

ith
W
h
is
gl
En

36
Spotting Error Based on Adverb
1. She was immensely paid (a) / for how skilful she (b) /
handled the crowd. (c) / No Error (d)
2. I met her (a) / about ten years ago (b) / and have
remembered her ever for. (c) / No Error (d)

am
3. Sooraj said (a) / it was (b) / quite all right to reject the
offer. (c) / No Error (d)

a'
im
4. His failure (a) / is too much (b) / painful for his family.
(c) / No Error (d)
an
5. The amount which (a) / the Company has paid (b) / to
R

the dependents of the dead worker is fairly unjustified.

ith

(c) / No Error (d)

W

6. The government (a) / of our country always should (b)

/ make public health an important part of its agenda. (c)
h

/ No error (d)
is
gl

7. The students (a) / have been practising (b) / hardly for

En

their School Sports Day and so they deserve the first

prize. (c) / No Error (d)
8. The crucial point to (a)/ be discussed at the (b)/
meeting is how to well implement the policy. (c)/ No
error (d)

37
9. Hemant has been (a) / only eating raw food (b) /
because of digestion issues since his childhood. (c) / No
Error (d)
10. They showed a (a) / wonderful really attitude (b) /
towards the newly wedded couple. (c) / No error (d)

am
11. My mother works (a) / very quicker than (b) / I at
cooking (c) / No error (d)

a'
12. Anna came to the classroom (a) / lately and was
im
punished (b) / by the teacher (c) / No error (d)
an
13. She had barely nothing (a) / to eat when she came
R

(b) / to me last month. (c) / No error (d)

ith

14. Farhan has (a)/ acted nobler (b)/ than all of us (c)/
No Error (d)
W

15. Raghav has not seldom (a)/ visited his parents (b)/
h

since he left this place (c)/ No Error (d)

is
gl

16. Tina told him (a)/ as blunt as she could (b)/ but he
En

was not convinced (c)/ No Error (d)

17. Mahatma Gandhi tried to eradicate (a)/ social evils
with (b)/ tooth and nail.(c)/ No Error (d)
18. Watch (a)/ how careful (b)/ the sparrow knits the
straws to form a nest. (c)/ No Error (d)
19. Though he was brave (a)/ he could not face the ups
and downs (b)/ of life manly. (c)/ No Error (d)
38
20. Although she had been hired (a)/ by the magazine to
write book reviews (b)/ she knew scarcely nothing
about current fiction. (c)/ No Error (d)
21. Kajol cannot ask (a)/ her father (b)/ for his car
without any vividly reason (c)/ No Error (d)

am
22. She took (a) / tea and (b) / said that it tasted
sweetly. (c) / No error (d)

a'
23. He hurt himself (A)/ yesterday while running (B)/
very fastly. (C)/ No error (d) im
an
24. It was bitter cold (A)/ yesterday due to which (B)/
R

we had to stay at home the whole day. (C)/ No error (D)

ith

25. The thief was not (A)/ enough lucky to (B)/ escape
from the police. (C)/ No error (d)
W

26. The driver tried his best (a)/ to avert the accident by
h

bringing the car (b)/ to a suddenly stop. (c)/ No error (d)

is
gl

27. The technician reminded them (a)/ to have a

En

thoroughly cleaning (b)/ of the machine after each use.

(c)/ No error (d)
28. He is too smarter (a)/ to make it (b)/ happen. (c)/ No
error (d)
29. People invent new machines (a)/ when they think
(b)/ different/ (c)/ No error (d)

39
30. It is the duty of every citizen (a)/ to do his utmost to
defend (b)/ the hardly won freedom of the country. (c)/
No error (d)
31. I advised my brother to engage two coolies instead
of one (a)/ because the luggage was too much heavy
(b)/ for a single coolie to handle. (c)/ No error (d)

am
32. They were exceptional good (a)/ orators, so all of us

a'
(b)/ listened to them very attentively. (c)/ no error (d)

im
33. Hardly he likes (a)/ to hear my name (b)/ after the
an
rift which occurred between him and me. (c)/ no error
(d)
R

34. Such obstacles will (a)/ not stop him; nothing never
ith

(b)/ did; this is why he is progressing by leaps and

W

bounds. (c)/ no error (d)

h

35. She looked at him lovely (a)/ but he did not (b)/
is

respond to her. (c)/ no error (d)

gl

36. Every member of the family is (a)/ addicted to

En

drinking (b)/ and so Tom is. (c)/ no error (d)

37. India played very careful (a)/ right from the
beginning of the match (b)/ held at Sharjah in order to
win the match. (c)/ no error (d)
38. I liked that opportune moment (a)/ when the
workers proved their might (b)/ to take on the company
and came out victorious. (c)/ no error (d)
40
39. The old man is blindly, (a)/ so don’t call him a liar
when (b)/ he says that he can’t read. (c)/ no error (d)
40. Before the game she felt surely (a)/ of winning, but
after five minutes (b)/ she realized that it was not going
to be so easy. (c)/ no error (d)

am
Adverb Ans:

a'
im
1. b 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b 11. b 12. b 13. a
an
14. b 15. A 16. b 17. b 18. b 19. c 20. c 21.c 22. c 23. c 24. a
R

25. b 26. c 27. b 28. a 29. c 30. C 31. b 32. a 33. a 34. b 35.
ith

a 36. c 37. a 38. d 39. a 40. a

W
h

Explanation:
is

1. Replace “skilful” with “skilfully”

gl
En

2. Replace “for” with “since”

3. Remove “all”
4. Replace “too much” with “much too”
5. Replace “fairly” with “rather”
6. Replace “always should” with “should always”
7. Replace “hardly” with “hard”

41
8. Remove “well” and add after policy.
9. Replace “only eating” with “eating only”
10. Replace “wonderful really” with “really wonderful”
11. Replace “very quicker” with “more quickly”

am
12. Replace “lately” with “late”
13. Replace “nothing” with “anything”

a'
im
14. Replace “nobler” with “more nobly”
15. Remove “not”
an
16. Replace “blunt” with “bluntly”
R

17. Remove “with”

ith

18. Replace “careful” with “carefully”

W

19. Replace “manly” with “in a manly manner”

h
is

20. Remove “nothing”

gl

21. Replace “vividly” with “vivid”

En

22. Replace “sweetly” with “sweet”

23. Replace “fastly” with “fast”
24. Replace “bitter” with “bitterly”
25. Replace “enough lucky” with “lucky enough”
26. Replace “suddenly” with “sudden”

42
27. Replace “thoroughly” with “thorough” 28. Replace
“smarter” with “smart”
29. Replace “different” with “differently”
30. Replace “hardly” with “hard”
31. Replace “too much” with “much too”

am
32. Replace “exceptional” with “exceptionally”

a'
33. Replace “Hardly he likes” with “Hardly does he like”
34. Remove “never” im
an
35. Replace “lovely” with “lovingly”
R

36. Replace “so Tom is” with “so is Tom”

ith

37. Replace “careful” with “carefully”

W

38. No Error
h

39. Replace “blindly” with “blind”

is
gl

40. Replace “surely” with “sure”

En

43
Spotting Error based on Adjective
1. She ordered (1)/ certain girl to (2)/ make entry into the
Manager's office. (3)/ No Error (4)
2. Everybody knows that (1)/ Sonu Nigam is (2)/ the
most unique singer of this industry. (3)/ No Error (4)

am
3. The biggest benefit of this approach (1)/ is that it is
significantly little invasive (2)/ for the patients than all

a'
the old approaches. (3)/ No Error (4)
im
4. You can (1)/ see this channel (2)/ for the last news of
an
this week. (3)/ No Error (4)
R

5. It is a fact that (1)/ John F. Kennedy was (2)/ the first

ith

politician of his time. (3)/ No Error (4)

W

6. No less than (1)/ hundred students are sitting (2)/ in

the hall and waiting for the final performance. (3)/ No
h

Error (4)
is
gl

7. Everyone was surprised to note (1)/ that Ram married

En

a girl (2)/ who was more beautiful and more tall than
he. (3)/ No Error (4)
8. Traditionally sources of energy (1)/ must be utilized
(2)/ rather than opting for nuclear fuel. (3)/No Error (4)

44
9. The leading banks of many states (1)/ have been listed
for the (2)/ negligent present in this fiscal credit growth.
(3)/ No Error (4)
10. Few friends that I made (1)/ during my Canada visit
(2)/ are still in my touch. (3)/ No Error (4)

am
11. Following the rules of the government (1)/ the price
of the subsidized LPG gas cylinders remain (2)/ lowest

a'
than the market price. (3)/ No error (4)

im
12. The weather is getting (1)/ as hotter as (2)/ day by
an
day. (3)/ No error (4)
R

13. The standard of living in India (1)/ is still lower (2)/

than most of the other developed countries. (3)/ No
ith

error (4)
W

14. When I was walking (1)/ along the bank of the river,
h

(2)/ I saw an asleep man in rags and tatters. (3)/ No

is

error (4)
gl

15. The ten captains had each an (1)/ achievement of (2)/

En

his own. (3)/ No error (4)

16. Though its gloss can (1)/ fool few unwary customers,
(2)/ it wouldn’t be difficult for the clever ones to judge
its real worth. (3)/ No error (4)
17. He was (1)/ a learnt man among lords, (2)/ and a lord
among learned men. (3)/ No error (4)

45
18. The militants (1)/ entered the palace (2)/ from the
utmost gate with guns hidden in their clothes. (3)/ No
error (4)
19. The faster he completes (1)/ the work given to him,
the largest (2)/ will be his profit. (3)/ No error (4)

am
20. It was obviously for everyone (1)/ that grandfather
was (2)/ hiding something from all of us. (3)/ No error

a'
(4)

im
21. This piece of business (1)/ happened to be rather
an
more (2)/ complicated than anything we had attempted
earlier. (3)/ No error (4)
R

22. None can believe that (1)/ Ramesh is happier (2)/

ith

than grieved to know it. (3)/ No error (4)

W

23. As he didn’t speak clearly, (1)/ a few people

h

understood (2)/ what he said. (3)/ No error (4)

is

24. I have made it a point to (1)/ call my teachers (2)/ on

gl

September 5 as a token of mine gratitude. (3)/ No Error

En

(4)
25. Economists have declared that 2020 graduates (1)/
will face the worse job depression (2)/ since the Great
Depression because of the COVID- 19 pandemic. (3)/ No
Error (4)

46
26. Amphan, the more severe cyclone (1)/ in the Bay of
Bengal since the super cyclone of 1999, (2)/ made
landfall in the afternoon on Wednesday. (3)/ No Error
(4)
27. It would be (1)/ more better if she sang (2)/ with an
orchestra. (3)/ No Error (4)

am
28. Much villagers attended (1)/ the feast hosted (2)/ by

a'
the village panchayat. (3)/ No Error (4)

im
29. According to the meteorology department, (1)/
an
yesterday Assam had the (2)/ heavier rainfall of the
decade. (3)/ No Error (4)
R

30. I earn (1)/ little money (2)/ than my younger brother.

ith

(3)/ No Error (4)

W

31. The guide gave us completed (1)/ information about

h

the (2)/ historical castle. (3)/ No Error (4)

is

32. The man we met (1)/ was any other than (2)/ the
gl

original owner of the house. (3)/ No Error (4)

En

33. Don’t worry, (1)/ there is less time (2)/ for the train
to arrive. (3)/ No Error (4) 34. He lost all his (1)/ hardly
earned (2)/ money. (3)/ No error (4)
35. It is not possible to discuss (1)/ anything with (2)/
her because of her angry. (3)/ No Error (4)

47
36. Our recommendations are (1)/based on solid
research (2)/ and exacted analysis. (3)/ No Error (4)
37. The two first chapters of the book (1)/ are very
Interesting, (2)/ the remaining ones are boring. (3)/ No
error (4)

am
38. We must have (1)/ sympathy for (2)/ needy and the
poor. (3)/ No error (4)

a'
39. The two last (1)/ chapters of the book (2)/ are very
Interesting. (3)/ No error. (4) im
an
40. I don’t think, Neha is as wiser as (1)/ Sonali, so she
R

is not (2)/ competent for this job. (3)/ no error (4)

ith

Adjective Ans:
W

1. 2 2. 3 3. 2 4. 3 5. 3 6. 1 7. 3 8. 1 9. 3 10. 1 11. 3 12. 2 13. 3 14.

h

3 15. 3 16. 2 17. 2 18. 3 19. 2 20. 1 21. 2 22. 2 23. 2 24. 3 25. 2
is
gl

26. 1 27. 2 28. 1 29. 3 30. 2 31. 1 32. 2 33. 2 34. 2 35. 3 36. 3
En

37. 1 38. 3 39. 1 40. 1

Explanation:
1. Add “a” before certain
2. Remove “most”
3. Replace “little” with “less”
48
4. Replace “last” with “latest”
5. Replace “first” with “foremost”
6. Replace “less” with “fewer”
7. Replace “more tall” with “taller”

am
8. Replace “Traditionally” with “traditional”
9. Replace “present” with “presence”

a'
im
10. Replace “few” with “the few”
11. Replace “lowest” with “lower”
an
12. Replace “as hotter as” with “hotter”
R

13. Replace “developed” with “developing”

ith

14. Replace “an asleep” with “a sleeping”

W

15. Replace “his” with “their”

h
is

16. Replace “few” with “a few”

gl

17. Replace “learnt” with “learned”

En

18. Replace “utmost” with “outermost”

19. Replace “largest” with “larger”
20. Replace “obviously” with “obvious”
21. Remove “rather”
22. Replace “happier” with “more happy” 23. Remove “a”

49
24. Replace “mine” with “my”
25. Replace “worse” with “worst”
26. Replace “more” with “most”
27. Remove “more”

am
28. Replace “much” with “many”
29. Replace “heavier” with “heaviest”

a'
im
30. Replace “little” with “less”
31. Replace “completed” with “complete”
an
32. Replace “any” with “no”
R

33. Replace “less” with “much”

ith

34. Replace “hardly” with “hard”

W

35. Replace “angry” with “anger”

h
is

36. Replace “exacted” with “exact”

gl

37. Replace “two first” with “first two”

En

38. Add “the” before needy

39. Replace “two last” with “last two”
40. Replace “wiser” with “wise”

50
Spotting Error based on Article
1. India’s geopolitical orientation (1)/ will be an central
(2)/ underlying issue in next year’s state election. (3)/
No Error (4)
2. A largest chunk of (1)/ the bulk drug requirement (2)/

am
is met through cheap imports from China. (3)/ No error
(4)

a'
3. Susan knew (1)/ that it was indeed (2)/ surreal
im
experience meeting John on the beach. (3)/ No Error (4)
an
4. It is a (1)/ most beautiful (2)/ flower in the nursery.
R

(3)/ No error (4)

ith

5. It (1)/ takes him (2)/ a hour to reach home everyday.

(3)/ No error (4)
W

6. Literature often (1)/ celebrates the fact (2)/ that the

h

man is a mortal being (3)/. No error (4)

is
gl

7. Ahmedabad is trying (1)/ to become next (2)/

En

Manchester of India (3)/ No error(4)

8. Since the business (1)/ was expanding to China (2)/
he wanted to learn the Chinese (3)/. No error (4)
9. He is not (1) / rich so he (2) / cannot afford to buy a
expensive house. (3) / No Error (4)
10. The saint drew (1) / an attention of the (2) / followers
to the importance of regular practice. (3) / No Error (4)
51
11. The greater (1) / the demand, (2) / higher the price. (3)
/ No Error (4)
12. It was (1) / by a mistake (2) / that he caught his hand.
(3) / No Error (4)
13. Prince Charles (1)/ is a heir (2)/ to the throne of the

am
Great Britain. (3)/ No error (4)
14. On my request (1)/ Jatin introduced me (2)/ to his

a'
friend who is a singer and a scientist (3)/ No error (4)
im
15. My elder sister came home (1)/ after the sunset (2)/
an
and had gone before sunrise. (3)/ No error (4)
R

16. Sixty two students went (1)/ to the Church (2)/

ith

yesterday to see the stained glass there. (3)/ No error

(4)
W

17. Mr. Khan has a white (1)/ and a black dog (2)/ which
h

guard his house from robbers. (3)/ No error (4)

is
gl

18. Mr. Gupta leads (1)/ a very busy life (2)/ so he goes
En

every where by a scooter. (3)/ No error (4)

19. Kabir and Rahim (1)/ are great poets (2)/ but the
former is greater than latter. (3)/ No error (4)
20. A first step (1)/ in a rational solution to any problem
(2)/ is the recognition that a problem exist. (3)/ No error
(4)

52
21. We should drink (1)/ several glasses of the water (2)/
daily if we want to remain healthy (3)/ No error (4)
22. You have been learning Tamil (1)/ for last one year
(2)/ but you show no improvement whatsoever. (3)/ No
error (4)

am
23. Every one knows (1)/ that leopard is (2)/ the faster
than any other animal. (3)/ No error (4)

a'
24. The rich cannot accumulate (1)/ the wealth without
im
(2)/ the co-operation of poor in the society. (3)/ No error
an
(4)
R

25. The new railway line (1)/ will greatly improve (2)/
transport and communication in eastern part of the
ith

country. (3)/ No error (4)

W

26. He does not like (1)/ this type of a man (2)/ who does
h

nothing but find out fault with others. (3)/ No error (4)
is

27. Don’t talk to (1)/ her, she always (2)/ remains in

gl

temper these days. (3)/ No error (4)

En

28. My neighbor along with his children (1)/ is going

tonight (2)/ to see a Taj Mahal at Agra. (3)/ No error (4)
29. The old man in the crowd (1)/ warned Julius Caeser
(2)/ from the danger of death on certain day. (3)/ No
error (4)

53
30. The English (1)/ defeated (2)/ French in the battle of
Waterloo. (3)/ No error (4)
31. Neha was reading (1)/ with such concentration (2)/
that she did not hear the doorbell (3)/ No Error (4)
32. What sort of (1)/ the people are they (2)/ who always

am
fight over worthless matters (3)/ No Error (4)
33. Sohan is the best artist (1)/ of the time but (2)/

a'
unfortunately least recognized (3)/ No Error (4)
im
34. Reena doesn’t usually (1)/ wear jewellery but
an
yesterday (2)/ she wore ring. (3)/ No Error (4)
R

35. Of the two (1)/ sisters, she (2)/ is better. (3)/ No

ith

error (4)
W

36. It is unfortunate enough (1)/ to lose few friends we

made (2)/ during our school days. (3)/ No error (4)
h
is

37. There were a number of intelligent gentlemen at the

gl

party (1)/ but it was Mr. Subhash, an eminent scientist,

En

(2)/ who remained a centre of attraction. (3)/ No error

(4)
38. Our teacher says that (1)/ on Tuesday or on Saturday
(2)/ we should go to the temple. (3)/ No Error (4)
39. I have been informed that (1)/ Mr. Rohan, the director
and the chairman (2)/ will visit us the following month.
(3)/ No error (4)

54
40. All the modern amenities of life that (1)/ we enjoy at
present (2)/ lies in the science (3)/ No Error (4)
41. He had no illusion (1)/ of being either (2)/ a
distinguished writer or editor (3)/ No Error (4)
42. He has come out (1)/ with an unique proposal (2)/ for

am
his friends (3)/ No error (4)
Article Ans:

a'
im
1. 2 2. 1 3. 3 4. 1 5. 3 6. 3 7. 2 8. 3 9. 3 10. 2 11. 3 12. 2 13. 2
an
14. 3 15. 2 16. 4 17. 4 18. 3 19. 3 20. 1 21. 2 22. 2 23. 3 24. 3
R

25. 3 26. 2 27. 3 28. 3 29. 3 30. 3 31. 2 32. 2 33. 3 34. 3 35.
ith

3 36. 2 37. 3 38. 3 39. 2 40. 3 41. 3 42. 2

W
h

Explanation:
is

1. Replace “an” with “a”

gl
En

2. Replace “a” with “the”

3. Add “a” before surreal
4. Replace “a” with “the”
5. Replace “a” with “an”
6. Remove “the”
7. Add “the” before “next”

55
8. Remove “the”
9. Replace “a” with “an”
10. Replace “an” with “the”
11. Add “the” before higher

am
12. Remove “a”
13. Replace “a” with “an”

a'
im
14. Remove 2nd “a”
15. Remove “the”
an
16. No Error
R

17. No Error
ith

18. Remove “a”

W

19. A dd “the” before “latter”

h
is

20. Replace “a” with “the”

gl

21. Remove “the”

En

22. Add “the” before last

23. Remove “the”
24. Add “the” before poor
25. Add “the” before eastern
26. Remove “a”

56
27. Add “a” before temper
28. Replace “a” with “the”
29. A dd “a” before certain
30. Add “the” before French

am
31. Add “a” before concentration
32. Remove “the”

a'
im
33. Add “the” before least
34. Add “a” before ring
an
35. Add “the” before better
R

36. Add “a” before few

ith

37. Replace “a” with “the”

W

38. Remove “the”

h
is

39. Remove 2nd “the”

gl

40. Remove “the”

En

41. Add “an” before editor

42. Replace “a” with “an”

57
Tense Spotting Errors
1. It is high time (A)/ that political parties (B)/ take a
more responsible role to help the poor. (C)/ No error
(D)
2. Some are born great (A)/ Some achieve greatness

am
(B)/ and some had greatness thrust on them. (C)/ No
error (D)

a'
3. Since he joined (A)/ this post of secretary (B)/ he
im
didn’t take any bribe. (C)/ no error (D)
an
4. While I was walking (A)/ along the road yesterday
R

(B)/ I had seen a very old woman. (C)/ no error (D)

ith

5. If the manufacturing sector continues (A)/ to grow at

the same rate for (B)/ the next few months, I think it has
W

a high growth rate this year. (C)/ no error (D)

h

6. If I was the prime minister (A)/ of India, I would (B)/

is

work wonders. (C)/ No error. (D)

gl
En

7. Four years have passed since (A)/ we had met each

(B)/ other in Mumbai. (C)/ No error. (D)
8. This is the best book I read (A)/ so far and I must
recommend (B)/ it to all of the students I teach. (C)/ No
error. (D)
9. When I will thirty (A)/ most of my friends (B)/ will be
above thirty five, be sure. (C)/ No Error. (D)

58
10. The vaccine (A)/ when hit the market (B)/ is dogged
by controversy. (C)/ No error. (D)
11. If he had (A)/ a few hours to spare (B)/ he would
spend them in a public library. (C)/ No Error. (D)
12. If I would have realized (A)/ what a bad driver you

am
were (B)/ I would not have come with you. (C)/ No error
(D)

a'
13. Martin would attempt (A)/ to open the umbrella (B)/
im
when her spectacles slipped off and fell down. (C)/ no
an
error (D)
R

14. If you had not (A)/ reached so quickly, (B)/ we might

well have had a disaster. (C)/ no error (D)
ith

15. I was shocked (A)/ to see how much my grand

W

mother had aged (B)/ since the last time we visited her.
h

(C)/ No Error (D)

is

16. When I reached home (A)/ my father already came

gl

(B)/ from office. (C)/ no error (D)

En

17. Although I am playing cricket (A)/ for more than

three years (B)/ I have not been able to score a century.
(C)/ No error. (D)
18. You need not tell a lie (A)/ when the judge asked you
where you were (B)/ when the crime was committed.
(C)/ No error. (D)

59
19. The police brought (A)/ the conmen to the villagers
so that (B)/ they can identify them. (C)/ No error (D)
20. I am taking care of (A)/ the garden since my (B)/
father's death. (C)/ No error (D)
21. Contrary to past predictions, (A)/ demand for

am
sugarcane had not (B)/ increased in recent years. (C)/
No error (D)

a'
22. Since his arrival in India, (A)/ he is visiting as many
im
villages as he can (B)/ to acquire a firsthand knowledge
an
of the rural India. (C)/ No error (D)
R

23. Last year two Italian prisoners of war (A)/ escapes

from a prison camp (B)/ in Kenya during the war. (C)/
ith

No error (D)
W

24. I will come (A)/ to see you (B)/ if I will have time.
h

(C)/ No error (D)

is

25. Do not (A)/ get down the bus (B)/ till it will stop. (C)/
gl

No error (D)
En

26. By the next august (A)/ he will write (B)/ his second
book on Thermodynamics. (C)/ No error (D)
27. Much to (A)/ our regret the train left (B)/ before we
reached the station last night. (C)/ No error (D)

60
28. Had (A)/ you informed me earlier (B)/ I would have
certainly purchase the laptop from you. (C)/ No error
(D)
29. I learnt from my father (A)/ that honesty was (B)/
the best policy. (C)/ No error (D)

am
30. The prisoners walked slowly (A)/ for they knew (B)/
that as soon as they cross the gate the jailor would ask

a'
them to jog. (C)/ No error (D)

im
31. I found this ring as I dig in the garden, (A)/ it looks
an
very old (B)/ I wonder whom it belongs to (C)/ No error
(D)
R

32. Ashish washes all his clothes and (A)/ cooks food
ith

for the family (B)/ before he is going to office (C)/ No

W

error (D)
h

33. If you had read the relevant literature (A)/ carefully ,

is

you would have answered (B)/ most of the questions

gl

correctly. (C)/ No error (D)

En

34. Ashish appealed to the managing (A)/ committee

that he may be allowed (B)/ to join the volunteer force
(C)/ No error (D)
35. If Ashish had told me last (A)/ Tuesday I will have
given him the money (B)/ but now it is too late (C)/ No
error (D)

61
36. No sooner error did the train (A)/ arrived at the
station (B)/ than the passengers rushed towards it (C)/
No error (D)
37. If I were in (A)/ his shoes, (B)/ I would die with
shame (C)/ No error (D)

am
38. My friend did not see me (A)/ for many years (B)/
since I met him last week (C)/ No error (D)

a'
39. After Ashish read the magazines (A)/ and
im
newspapers, and watched (B)/ programme , he decided
an
to go out and meet some old friends (C)/No error (D)
R

40. It had been our custom from (A)/ immemorial time

to be hospitable to those (B)/ who come to our door (C)/
ith

No error (D)
W

41. Had I realised that it (A)/ was such a long way (B)/ I
h

would take a taxi (C)/ No error (D)

is

Tense Ans:
gl
En

1. C 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C 11. D 12. A 13.

A 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. A 21. B 22. B 23. B

24. C 25. C 26.B 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. D

34. B 35. B 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. D 40. A 41. C

62
Explanation:
1. Replace “take” with “took”
2. Replace “had” with “have”
3. Replace “didn’t take” with “has not taken”

am
4. Replace “had seen” with “saw”
5. Replace “has” with “will have”

a'
im
6. Replace “was” with “were”
7. Replace “has met” with “met”
an
8. Replace “read” with “have read”
R

9. Replace “will” with “am”

ith

10. Replace “is” with “was”

W

11. No Error
h
is

12. Replace “would have” with “had”

gl

13. Replace “would attempt” with “was attempting”

En

14. No Error
15. No Error
16. Replace “already came” with “had already come”
17. Replace “am playing” with “have been playing”
18. Replace “need not tell” with “need not have told”

63
19. Replace “can” with “could”
20. Replace “am taking” with “have been taking”
21. Replace “had” with “has”
22. Replace “is” with “has been”

am
23. Replace “escapes” with “escaped”
24. Remove “will”

a'
im
25. Replace “will stop” with “stops”
26. Replace “will write” with “will have written”
an
27. Replace “had” with “had left”
R

28. Replace “purchase” with “purchased”

ith

29. Replace “was” with “is”

W

30. Replace “cross” with “crossed”

h
is

31. Replace “dig” with “was digging”

gl

32. Replace “is going” with “goes”

En

33. No Error
34. Replace “may” with “might”
35. Replace “will” with “would”
36. Replace “arrived” with “arrive”
37. No Error

64
38. Replace “did not see” with “has not seen”
39. No Error
40. Replace “had” with “has”
41. Replace “would take” with “would have taken”

am
Spotting Error based on preposition

a'
im
1. The funding for the project (1)/ will be entirely borne
(2)/ on the centre. (3)/ No Error (4)
an
2. Sakshi discussed about (1)/ the problem with (2)/ her
R

manager very briefly. (3)/ No Error (4)

ith

3. While I was driving home, (1)/ I heard some shocking

W

news (2)/ at the radio. (3)/ No error (4)

4. Yesterday, I met a man (1)/ who was blind (2)/ with
h
is

the right eye. (3)/ No error (4)

gl

5. He is guilty (1)/ for killing (2)/ an innocent bird. (3)/ No

En

error (4)
6. I have just come (1)/ to know that Mr. Ray, one of my
favourite (2)/ teachers, died with cancer recently. (3)/
No error (4)
7. He has promised (1)/ to pay me the whole amount (2)/
in cheque with the stipulated time. (3)/ No error (4)

65
8. The old man was (1)/ overwhelmed for joy at (2)/ the
success of his only son. (3)/ No error. (4)
9. If there had not been (1)/ such a long queue (2)/ I
could have returned back by 11 am. (3)/ No Error (4)
10. I ordered an online (1)/ gift for my friend (2)/ at her

am
birthday. (3)/ No Error (4)
11. The crow held back (1)/ to the piece of bread (2)/ with

a'
its claws. (3)/ No Error (4)
im
12. We should focus (1)/ on only one thing (2)/ in the
an
time. (3)/ No Error (4)
R

13. The children jumped (1)/ at joy when they (2)/ saw
ith

the slides in the park. (3)/ No Error (4)

W

14. Slowly the dog, (1)/ Spot, went towards it (2)/ and
pounced up the rat. (3)/ No Error (4)
h
is

15. Smitha was offered (1)/ the job although (2)/ having
gl

no qualifications. (3)/ No Error (4)

En

16. Many people from this (1)/ village have migrated (2)/
for searching of work. (3)/ No Error (4)
17. I know she is much (1)/ superior from (2)/ me in
intelligence. (3)/ No Error (4)
18. There was very poor receptivity (1)/ due from
technological glitches; (2)/ nonetheless, the online class
was continued. (3)/ No Error (4)
66
19. Google has set on an India (1)/ fund and announced
(2)/ an investment of ten billion dollars. (3)/ No Error (4)
20. The students (1)/ have been doing (2)/ yoga since an
hour. (3)/ No Error (4)
21. After a long trek (1)/ through the forest, we arrived to

am
the camp (2)/ around 8 p.m. (3)/ No Error (4)
22. Neither the reporters (1)/ nor the editor was

a'
satisfied by the attitudes (2)/ of the publishers of the
newspaper. (3)/ No Error (4) im
an
23. The foul smell coming (1)/ by the nearby garbage bin
R

was really (2)/ unbearable. (3)/ No Error (4)

ith

24. While the night (1)/ we felt afraid as the resort (2)/
was very dark and secluded. (3)/ No Error (4)
W

25. The Konark temple (1)/ is dedicated (2)/ from the Sun
h

god. (3)/ No Error (4)

is
gl

26. These girls have been (1)/ living in this (2)/ flat since
En

five years. (3)/ No Error (4)

27. This question paper comprises (1)/ from questions
on (2)/ general awareness and reasoning. (3)/ No Error
(4)
28. This newspaper has a bigger (1)/ circulation (2)/
from any other newspaper in our town. (3)/ No Error (4)

67
29. Ramprasad has not been (1)/ able to come to work
(2)/ since a week due to fever. (3)/ No Error (4)
30. She has been (1)/ complaining about (2)/ headache
from morning. (3)/ No Error (4)
31. The baby was (1)/ clinging with her (2)/ mother in

am
fear. (3)/ No Error (4)
32. He stated (1)/ that he prefers tea (2)/ than coffee.

a'
(3)/ No Error (4)
im
33. The bottle slipped (1)/ with my hand and (2)/ broke
an
into a thousand pieces. (3)/ No Error (4)
R

34. She has been (1)/ working tirelessly (2)/ since hours.
ith

(3)/ No Error (4)

W

35. The guards in the colony (1)/ always keep an eye (2)/
in things going on around. (3)/ No Error (4)
h
is

36. Most hotels (1)/ offer for their guests complimentary

gl

breakfast (2)/ during their stay there. (3)/ No Error (4)

En

37. The sports day events (1)/ will be conducted (2)/

from 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. (3)/ No Error
(4)
38. Despite of being (1)/ a close friend he (2)/ did not
help me in any way. (3)/ No Error (4)
39. I am going (1)/ to home soon after the (2)/
programme gets over. (3)/ No Error (4)
68
40. Please refrain to (1)/ going out without (2)/ a face
mask. (3)/ No Error (4)
41. The recruiters (1)/ were pleased to John’s (2)/
domain knowledge and personality. (3)/ No Error (4)
42. They have lived (1)/ in this apartment (2)/ since ten

am
years. (3)/ No Error (4)
43. We don't really (1)/ want a large house; we are

a'
looking for some comfort (2)/ and some convenience on
a moderate price. (3)/ No Error(4)im
an
44. At the last meeting (1)/ which took place in
R

November, half the members submitted (2)/ their

resignations on protest. (3)/ No Error (4)
ith

45. I never miss (1)/ a cricket match as I am fond of

W

cricket (2)/ from childhood. (3)/ No Error (4)

h

46. Mithila art tradition is passed on (1)/ from one

is

generation through the next by children watching and

gl

helping (2)/ their mothers and grandmothers. (3)/ No

En

Error (4)
47. The visitors complained (1)/ at the poor
accommodation (2)/ they were provided during the tour.
(3)/ No Error (4)
48. His behaviour is quite irritating (1)/ therefore she
wants to (2)/ get rid from him. (3)/ No error (4)

69
49. She knocked the (1)/ door several times (2)/ nobody
came out. (3)/ No error (4)
50. Anybody will (1)/ object such (2)/ a filthy remark. (3)/
No error (4)

am
Preposition Ans:

a'
im
1. 3 2. 1 3. 3 4. 3 5. 2 6. 3 7. 3 8. 2 9. 3 10. 3 11. 1 12. 3 13. 2
an
14. 3 15. 2 16. 3 17. 2 18. 2 19. 1 20. 3 21. 2 22. 2 23. 2 24. 1
R

25. 3 26. 3 27. 2 28. 3 29. 3 30. 3 31. 2 32. 3 33. 2 34. 3 35.
ith
W

3 36. 2 37. 3 38. 1 39. 2 40. 1 41. 2 42. 3 43. 3 44. 3 45. 3
h

46. 2 47. 2 48. 3 49. 1 50. 2

is
gl

Explanation:
En

1. Replace “on” with “by”

2. Remove “about”
3. Replace “at” with “on”
4. Replace “with” with “in”
5. Replace “for” with “of”

70
6. Replace “with” with “of”
7. Replace “with” with “within”
8. Replace “for” with “with”
9. Remove “back”

am
10. Replace “at” with “on”
11. Replace “back” with “on”

a'
im
12. Replace “in” with “at”
13. Replace “at” with “with”
an
14. Replace “up” with “upon”
R

15. Replace “although” with “despite”

ith

16. Replace “for” with “in”

W

17. Replace “from” with “to”

h
is

18. Replace “from” with “to”

gl

19. Replace “on” with “up”

En

20. Replace “since” with “for”

21. Replace “to” with “at”
22. Replace “by” with “with”
23. Replace “by” with “from”
24. Replace “while” with “during”

71
25. Replace “from” with “to”
26. Replace “since” with “for”
27. Remove “from”
28. Replace “from” with “than”

am
29. Replace “since” with “for”
30. Replace “from” with “since”

a'
im
31. Replace “with” with “to”
32. Replace “than” with “to”
an
33. Replace “with” with “from”
R

34. Replace “since” with “for”

ith

35. Replace “in” with “on”

W

36. Remove “for”

h
is

37. Replace “and” with “to”

gl

38. Remove “of”

En

39. Remove “to”

40. Replace “to” with “from”
41. Replace “to” with “with”
42. Replace “since” with “for”
43. Replace “on” with “at”

72
44. Replace “on” with “under”
45. Replace “from” with “since”
46. Replace “through” with “to”
47. Replace “at” with “about”

am
48. Replace “from” with “of”
49. Add “at” after knocked

a'
im
50. Add “to” after object
an
Spotting Error based on Conjunction
R

1. I work hard and study well (a)/ that I may pass the
ith

examination (b)/ and make my parents proud. (c)/ No

W

error (d)
h

2. Many of the founding fathers (a)/ of our constitution

is

are (b)/ so reverend as Ambedkar as if not more. (c)/

gl

No error (d)
En

3. I wonder (a)/ that government will (b)/ approve my

project or not. (c)/ No error (d)
4. Seldom if never (a)/ he has reached office (b)/ on
time despite many warnings. (c)/ No error (d)
5. The captain asked the player (a)/ to play well lest (b)/
they would lose the game. (c)/ No error (d)

73
6. Such was her pronunciation (a)/ as (b)/ I could not
understand her (c)/ No error (d)
7. I did not (a)/ steal the oranges (b)/ from your orchard
never did my brother. (c)/ No Error (d)
8. Whether or nor they were in love, (a)/ John decided

am
he needed to break up with his longdistance girlfriend;
(b)/ the time apart was just too difficult. (c)/ No error (d)

a'
9. Provided by she was paid overtime, (a)/ Kara agreed
im
to clean the golf course (b)/ before she left for the day.
an
(c)/ No error (d)
R

10. They had tried (a)/ to win deceptively (b)/ and this
resulted in both failing or destroying others. (c)/ No
ith

error (d)
W

11. Joseph is not only involved in (a)/ organizing

h

seminars and conferences (b)/ but also in conducting

is

adult literacy programs. (c)/ No error (d)

gl

12. I will accept (a)/ the responsibility (b)/ while the time
En

comes. (c)/ No error (d)

13. The Ghats in Benaras were (a)/ very crowded but we
were (b)/ able to watch the Ganga aarti clearly. (c)/ No
error (d)
14. Hardly had the director (a)/ started the shoot, that
the actors (b)/ got engaged in a bitter banter and
eventually things turned violent. (c)/ No error (d)
74
15. The most frightening periods in history (a)/ have
often been moments (b)/ between the death of one king
to the rise of the next (c)/ No Error (d)
16. Although he was (a)/ invited at the last minute (b)/
he could not prepare properly for the seminar. (c)/ No
error

am
17. In Lahore leaders are taking bad advantage (a)/ of

a'
casteism, (b)/ I think it is nothing than bad things. (c)/
no error (d)
im
an
18. The criminal had hardly put (a)/ the precious thing in
his (b)/ bag than the landlord got up. (c)/ No error (d)
R

19. I shall not go (a)/ except you (b)/ permit me. (c)/ No
ith

error (d)
W

20. Make haste lest (a)/ you should not miss (b)/ the
h

train. (c)/ No error (d)

is

21. Though she was tired (a)/ but she did not stop
gl

dancing (b)/ in yesterday’s dinner party. (c)/ No error (d)

En

22. You have to (a)/ do it just like (b)/ I have done it. (c)/
No error (d)
23. He ran as fast (a)/ that he reached the destination in
(b)/ just two minutes. (c)/ No error (d)
24. He was so clever (a)/ that everybody’s attempt (b)/
to misguide him proved to be futile. (c)/ No error (d)

75
25. He encouraged me (a)/ so I might not (b)/ lose heart.
(c)/ No error (d)
26. He allowed (a)/ me to talk to no other (b)/ person
but her lawyer. (c)/ No error (d)
27. Since interlinking of rivers will (a)/ help tackle

am
drought, the government has not paid much (b)/
attention to this project. (c)/ No error (d)

a'
28. In just two months (a)/ after having planted, most of
im
the plants have (b)/ either dried up and are suffering
an
due to lack of maintenance. (c)/ no error (d)
R

29. She was too beautiful (a)/ to be rejected by any (b)/

youngman who wished to make her his wife. (c)/ no
ith

error (d)
W

30. I don’t know if any of the members (a)/ of the party

h

is conspiring (b)/ against the President or not. (c)/ no

is

error (d)
gl

31. Though I was sitting in the (a)/ back of the theatre,

En

(b)/ I couldn’t see the performance very well. (c)/ No

Error (d)
32. The doctor did not (a)/ put the patient on the
ventilator, (b)/ yet still made him comfortable. (c)/ No
Error (d)
33. These tutorials (a)/ are so elementary that (b)/ they
can help neither you nor (c)/ No Error (d)
76
34. Though they worked day and night (a)/ to build the
highway before the (b)/ deadline but they could not
completed it. (c)/ No Error (d)
35. Both Renu as well as (a)/ her sister are very tall (b)/
and are in the basketball team. (c)/ No Error (d)

am
36. Mr. Roy was (a)/ not only very (b)/ successful and
humble also. (c)/ No Error (d)

a'
37. The exam was not (a)/ so easy that (b)/ we had
expected. (c)/ No Error (d) im
an
38. She will come (a)/ to work though it (b)/ doesn’t rain
R

tomorrow. (c)/ No Error (d)

ith

39. Miss Marple (a)/ is neither a good singer (b)/ or the

good stage artist. (c)/ No Error (d)
W

40. You cannot lead (a)/ a healthy life (b)/ although you
h

stop smoking. (c)/ No Error (d)

is
gl

41. Because (a)/ she didn’t love him, (b)/ she had to
En

marry him. (c)/ No Error (d)

42. No sooner did Priya (a)/ get her report card when
she started jumping (b)/ with joy. (c)/ No Error (d)
43. Until I was (a)/ still a little weak, I decided to walk
home (b)/ from the metro station. (c)/ No Error (d)
44. Notwithstanding we were (a)/ all busy that weekend
we had to (b)/ cancel the outing. (c)/ No Error (d)
77
Conjunction Ans:

1. b 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. a 9. a 10. c 11. a 12. c 13. d

14. b 15. C 16. a 17. c 18. c 19. b 20. b 21. b 22. b 23. a 24. d

am
25. b 26. c 27. a 28. c 29. d 30. A 31. a 32. c 33. c 34. c 35.

a'
a 36. c 37. b 38. b 39. c 40. c 41. a 42. b 43. a 44. a
im
an
Explanation:
R

1. Replace “that” with “so that”

ith

2. Replace “so” with “as”

W

3. Replace “that” with “whether”

h

4. Replace “if” with “or”

is

5. Replace “would” with “should”

gl
En

6. Replace “as” with “that”

7. Replace “never” with “nor”
8. Replace “nor” with “not”
9. Remove “by”
10. Replace “or” with “and”
11. Remove “not only” and add after involved

78
12. Replace “while” with “when”
13. No Error
14. Replace “that” with “when”
15. Replace “to” with “and”

am
16. Replace “although” with “since”
17. Replace “than” with “but”

a'
im
18. Replace “than” with “when”
19. Replace “except” with “unless”
an
20. Remove “not”
R

21. Replace “but” with “yet”

ith

22. Replace “like” with “as”

W

23. Replace “as” with “so”

h
is

24. No Error
gl

25. Replace “so” with “so that”

En

26. Replace “but” with “than”

27. Replace “since” with “although”
28. Replace “and” with “or”
29. No Error
30. Replace “if” with “whether”

79
31. Replace “though” with “as”
32. Remove “yet”
33. Replace “I” with “me”
34. Replace “but” and “completed” with “yet” and
“complete” respectively

am
35. Replace “as well as” with “and”

a'
36. Replace “and” with “but”
37. Replace “that” with “as” im
an
38. Replace “though” with “if”
R

39. Replace “or” with “nor”

ith

40. Replace “although” with “unless”

W

41. Replace “because” with “although”

h

42. Replace “when” with “than”

is
gl

43. Replace “until” with “although”

En

44. Replace “notwithstanding” with “as”

80
Fill ups based on Question Tag
Question Tag
1. Let’s not disturb her ___?
2. He needs a little money ___?

am
3. The little milk left in the bottle turned sour __ ?
4. It seldom barks, ___ ?

a'
im
5. He needs little money ___ ?
6. He used to work hard , ___ ?
an
7. This is your jacket, ___ ?
R

8. Rutvi and Meera are not in your class, ____ ?

ith

9. That is a difficult question, ____ ?

W

10. She works in a bank, ____ ?

h
is

11. She has a new car, ____ ?

gl

12. Nobody is perfect, ____ ?

En

13. Rohan played handball yesterday, ____?

14. You and I often go home late, ____?
15. Don’t let it happen again, _____?
16. Don’t smoke, _____?
17. Everybody is present. ____?

81
18. Everything is perfect, ____?
19. Give me a hand, _____?
20. I am clever,____?
21. Brijesh frightened you, _____?

am
22. He hasn’t done it yet, _____?
23. Dogs like meat, _____ ?

a'
im
24. He believes you, ______?
25. He shouldn’t do it, _____?
an
26. He’s been to India twice, _____?
R

27. He’s from India, ____?

ith

28. Mimi and Lily were sad yesterday, ____?

W

29. He has a beautiful wife, ____?

h
is

30. English grammar test was very easy,

gl

____?
En

82
Question Tag Answers: 19. will you/won’t you
1. shall we 20. aren’t I
2. doesn’t he 21. didn’t he
3. didn’t it 22. has he

am
4. does it 23. don’t they
5. does he 24. doesn’t he

a'
im
6. didn’t he 25. should he
7. isn’t it 26. hasn’t he
an
8. are they 27. isn’t he
R

9. isn’t it 28. weren’t they

ith

10. doesn’t she 29. doesn’t he

W

11. doesn’t she 30. wasn’t it

h
lis

12. are they

g

13. didn’t he
En

14. don’t we
15. will you
16. will you
17. aren’t they
18. isn’t it

83