The farmer “was fool apparently” to believe him. A. was fool apparently B. was apparently a fool C. apparently was a fool D. was apparently fool E. No correction is required
Answer: Option B
The error is in the placement of the adverb ‘apparently’. It has to be placed just after the verb – ‘was apparently’. Also ‘fool’ has to take the article ‘a’. He was ‘a fool’ to do that. – ‘was apparently a fool’
Yoga and meditation can relieve people of their “mental stress and fatigues“. A. mental stress and fatigue B. mental stresses and fatigues C. mental stress or fatigue D. mental stress or fatigues E. No correction is required
Answer: Option A
‘Fatigue’ means tiredness and it is not used in the plural form. ‘Fatigues’ is inappropriate usage. Yoga relieves one of both ‘stress and fatigue’ and not just ‘stress or fatigue’ and thus choice (C) can be eliminated.
Neither the design nor the color of the cloth “appeal me“. A. appeals me B. appeal to me C. appeals to me D. has appealed me E. No correction is required
Answer: Option C
‘Neither…nor’ is followed by the verb in the singular form (i.e) appeals. ‘Appeals’ is always followed by ‘to’.
When he heard the siren, he started “running to the door“. A. to run to the door B. running from the doors C. running towards door D. running towards the door E. No correction is required
Answer: Option D
‘To’ refers to a destination whereas ‘towards’ refers to a direction. Here the person ran ‘towards’ the door and not ‘to’ the door.
As we did not have a route map, “we lost“. A. we are lost B. we got lost C. we were losing D. we all lost E. No correction require
Answer: Option B
The route map was not there, hence we got lost. It is not the map that ‘we lost’. Hence, the given sentence is illogical. The first option is given in present tense where as the given sentence uses past tense – ‘did not have’.
Self-portrait is a picture “one makes of oneself“. A. one make of oneself B. one makes on oneself C. one draws to one’s self D. one makes of one’s self E. No correction is required
Answer: Option E
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
What “may we do” if the musicians do not turn up on time? A. will we do B. shall we do C. could we be doing D. would we do E. No correction is required
Answer: Option B
The use of the modal verb ‘may’ is incorrect. ‘May’ is generally used to express a possibility or a suggestion which is not the case here. ‘Shall’ is used in questions indicating offers or suggestions. The verb ‘do not turn up’ is in the present tense and so ‘could’ or ‘would’ cannot be used.
“Misunderstanding the question“, the wrong answer was sent. A. While misunderstanding the question B. On misunderstanding the question C. As the question was misunderstood D. If the question was misunderstood E. No correction is required
Answer: Option C
The participle ‘misunderstanding’ is linked to the wrong noun – ‘the answer’. ‘As’ the question was misunderstood…’ makes the sentence meaningful and in tune with the rest of the sentence (in the passive)
He decided to deceive them “by disguising as” a woman. A. In disguising as B. by disguising himself as C. by disguising into D. in disguising himself as E. No correction is required
Answer: Option B
The verb ‘disguising’ takes an object. ‘disguising himself as’ is the correct usage.
His youngest child has just started “going to the school“. A. going to school B. going to a school C. to go to school D. to go to the school E. No correction is required
nswer: Option A
A place visited for its primary purpose does not take the article before it. Hence the use of ‘the before school is incorrect’.
