On my birthday, I distributed sweets “between the students” of my class. A. between students of B. among students of C. among the students of D. between the students in E. No correction is required
Answer: Option C
When more than two people are mentioned ‘among’ is used and not ‘between’. Students should be preceded by ‘the’ because the reference is to a specific group of students.
My friend got his daughter “married with an engineer“. A. married to an engineer B. marry an engineer C. marry with an engineer D. married with the engineer E. No correction is required
Answer: Option A
The preposition that follows married is ‘to’ and not ‘with’.
I shall not detain you longer than “it is a necessity“. A. it is need B. it shall be needed C. it is necessary D. it will be necessity E. No correction is required
Answer: Option C
The use of the noun ‘necessity’, is wrong. It should be used in the adjective form (i.e) necessary.
“Finishing the dinner“, the guests retired to their rooms. A. When finished the dinner, B. Finishing dinner, C. While finishing dinner, D. After finishing the dinner, E. No correction is required
Answer: Option D
‘On finishing’ or ‘after finishing’ is the appropriate usage as it makes the sentence grammatically correct.
He is “so clever to be” easily deceived. A. so clever that he be B. too clever that he be C. too clever that he is not D. too clever to be E. No correction is required
Answer: Option D
The conjunction used should either be ‘too … to’ or ‘so … that’. If ‘so … that’ is used then ‘he cannot be deceived’ is the correct way to express it.
“Having been a great scientist“. Newton made many inventions. A. Being a great scientist, B. To have a great scientist, C. To be a great scientist, D. Being a greater scientist, E. No correction is required
Answer: Option A
He was a great scientist and hence ‘being a scientist’ is the appropriate way of expressing it.
“Being illiterate, the villagers were” cheated by the money lender. A. They are illiterate, the villagers B. The villagers, being illiterate, were C. The villagers are illiterate, were D. If they were illiterate, the villagers E. No correction is required
Answer: Option B
The subject is not given in the first part of the sentence. It becomes essential as the sentence deals with two different subjects ‘the villagers’ and ‘the money leader’. The villagers were illiterate and not the money lender.
Provided you come out successful, “you will secure” this job. A. you might be securing B. you secure C. you secured D. you have secured E. No correction is required
Answer: Option E
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
“However influential he will be“, he cannot get an upper hand over his co-workers. A. However influenced he will be B. However influenced he will be C. However influential he may be D. However influenced he may be E. No correction is required
Answer: Option C
The use of ‘however’ as the conjunction is followed by ‘may be’ or ‘might be’ depending on the clause. Here ‘cannot’ is present tense. Hence ‘may be’ is used.
“If I were you“, I wouldn’t speak a word to her. A. If I was you B. If I am you C. If I be you D. If I can be you E. NO correction is required
Answer: Option E
The given sentence has a subordinate clause of supposition. It is grammatically correct.
