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Q1-10. In the following questions some have error and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer to the appropriate letter (A),(B) and C). If there is no error, mark your answer as (D).
Q.1. Shaswat has a far more expensive (a) / and luxurious apartment (b) / than Pratyush’s. (c) / no error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
Q.2. Shivali is going to her aunt (a)/ for the weekend (b) / and after to Roorkee.(c) / no error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
Q.3. Having deprived from (a) / their homes in the recent earthquake (b) / they had no other option but to take shelter in a temple.(c) / no error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
Q.4. I shall write (a) / to you (b) / when I shall reach Guwahati.(c) / no error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
Q.5. This pencil box is (a) / very good but (b) / it costed me ten rupees. (c) / no error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
Q.6. Good people will make good laws (a) / but good laws passed by a few (b) / does not necessarily make a good society. (c) / no error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
Q7. Ever since the government (a) / announced its new policy, (b) / the private institutions had run into a tough situation. (c) / No error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
Q.8. It cannot be forecasted (a) / how society will emerge (b) / a generation hence. (c) / no error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
Q.9. The Prime Minister had said that India would not have spent so much on defence (a) / if some of the neighbouring countries (b) / adopted the policy of restricting defence expenditure.(c) / no error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
Q.10. I've been to a few of his lectures (a) / but understood little of (b) / what he has said. (c) / no error (d)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) No Error
ANSWERS
Q.1. (c)
Explanation: than that of is to be used.
Q.2. (c)
Explanation: Replace ‘after’ with ‘then’.
Q.3. (a)
Explanation: deprived of is the correct structure.
Q.4. (c)
Explanation: remove ‘shall’, because the structure is Future Indefinite when/if +Present Indefinite.
Q.5. (d) no error
Q.6. (c)
Explanation: do in place of does should be used.
Q.7 (c)
Explanation: since/ever since + Past Indefinite + Present perfect, hence use ‘has’ in place of ‘had’, in part (c)
Q.8. (a)
Explanation: forecast has same form i.e. forecast(V1),forecast(V2),forecast(V3).
Q.9. (c)
Explanation: ‘had adopted’ in place of ‘adopted’.
Q.10. (c)
Explanation: use ‘that’ with little, the little, much, none, all(C)
