Direction(1-10): In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark (A), (B) or (C) as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) as your answer.
Source: English Quiz
Question 1: This photograph was (a)/ comparatively better than (b)/ that which he had kept in his purse.(c)/ No error
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Question 2: Everyone agrees that (a)/ the Ganga is the holiest (b)/ of all other rivers of India.(c)/ No error(d)/
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Question 3:. This book is undoubtedly (a)/ preferable than that and(b)/ its printing is also comparatively good.(c)/ No error(d)/
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Question 4: You can trust this(a)/ channel for the last (b)/ news of this hour.(c)/ No error (d)/
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Question5: To me it appears that(a)/ Anthropology is the more interesting (b)/ of all the subjects (c)/ No error.(d)/
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Question 6: The circulation of The Statesman(a)/ is greater than(b) / that of any newspaper (c) / No error.(d)/
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Question 7:Instead of laying off the worker,(a)/ the company decided to ask them(b)/to avail voluntary retirement.(c)/ No error(d)
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Question 8: Unless two or more members object(a)/ to him joining the club, we shall have to(b)/ accept his application for membership.(c)/ No error(d)
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Question 9: Governments and business houses must (a)/ reduce its own energy use and promote conservation(b)/ to their citizens and employees(c)/ No error.(d)/
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Question 10: The company has appointed consultants(a)/ to help them increase its revenue (b)/ and improve its financial position(c)/ no error(d)/
Option 1: a
Option 2: b
Option 3: c
Option 4: d
Answers:
Ans 1: b
Explanation: we should not use comparative degree with 'compartively' , use 'good' after 'better'
Ans 2: c
Explanation: use 'all the rivers' in place of 'all other rivers' in the sentence of superlative degree we should not use 'other'
Ans 3: b
Explanation: we should use 'to' with preferable not 'than'
Ans 4: b
Explanation: use 'last' in place 'latest' , according to the sense of the sentence we want listen the latest news not last news
Ans 5: b
Explanation: use superlative degree ''most'' in place of 'more'
Ans 6: c
Explanation: use 'any other newspaper' in place of 'any newspaper' , otherwise 'the statesman' wil also be include in the 'any newspaper'
Ans 7: c
Explanation: we should use reflexive pronoun with 'avail' so, 'avail themselves of' is the correct usage
Ans 8: b
Explanation: use 'his joining' in place of 'him joining' , before joining possesive adjective 'his' will be used
Ans 9: b
Explanation: use 'their' in place of 'its' ,'Governments and business houses' will be a plural noun so , we should use plural pronoun according to the plural noun
Ans10: b
Explanation: use 'it' in place of 'them', company is a singular noun so, we should use 'it' as a singular pronoun