Directions (Q.1-10). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic 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).
Q1. Many pupils of this department/are working as teachers/in different public schools/of the city./ No Error.
(a) Many pupils of this department
(b) Are working as teachers
(c) In different public schools
(d) Of the city
(e) No Error
Q2. Each competitor/tried his best/to defeat/the one another. /No Error.
(a) Each competitor
(b) Tried his best
(c) To defeat
(d) The one another
(e) No error
Q3. As my neighbourers/are very co-operative, /I do not/feel any difficulty. /No Error.
(a) As my neighbourers
(b) Are very co-operative
(c) I do not
(d) Feel any difficulty
(e) No Error
Q4. He ran as fastly/as he could to/win the race/but ultimately he lost. /No Error.
(a) He ran as fastly
(b) As he could to
(c) Win the race
(d) But ultimately he lost
(e) No error
Q5. Both of them have/not turned up/in this/court./No Error.
(a) Both of them have
(b) Not turned up
(c) In this
(d) Court
(e) No error
Q6. He put his sign/at the foot of the/letter and posted it/without delay. /No Error.
(a) He put his sign
(b) At the foot of the
(c) Letter and posted it
(d) Without delay
(e) No Error
Q7. The officer asked me/to talk to the/concerned clerk for/any difficulty in payment. /No Error.
(a) The officer asked me
(b) To talk to the
(c) Concerned clerk for
(d) Any difficulty in payment
(e) No Error
Q8. He was/very friendly enough/to help me when/I was in distress. /No Error.
(a) He was
(b) Very friendly enough
(c) To help me when
(d) I was in distress
(e) No Error
Q9. The old man asked me/if there was any/place in/the compartment. /No Error.
(a) The old man asked me
(b) If there was any
(c) Place in
(d) The compartment
(e) No Error
Q10. I have learnt/that a lot of/students have applied/for freeship./No Error.
(a) I have learnt
(b) That a lot of
(c) Students have applied
(d) For freeship
(e) No Error
Answers:
1-Ans- a (use ‘students’ in place of ‘pupils’. ‘students’ can be used in the sense of both pupil and teacher while pupil can be used in one sense only)
2-Ans- d (use ‘the other’ in place of ‘one another’. “other” is used with “each”)
3-Ans- a (use ‘neighbours’ in place of ‘neighbourers’. There is no such word in English language)
4-Ans- a (use ‘fast’ in place of ‘fastly’ . )
5-Ans- e (sentence is grammatically correct)
6-Ans- a (use ‘signature’ in place of ‘sign’. ‘sign’ is verb and ‘signature’ is noun)
7-Ans- c (use ‘concerned’ after ‘clerk’ )
8-Ans- b (use of “very” is superfluous. ‘positive degree adjective + enough’ is correct structure)
9-Ans- c (use ‘room’ in place of ‘place’)
10-Ans- d ( use ‘free-studentship’ in place of ‘freeship’)
