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  1. The man and his horse (A)/ which you saw (B)/ on the road yesterday (C)/ are dead (D). No error (E)

Solution: B
Change ‘which’ to ‘that’. Relative pronoun referring to man and animal together is ‘that’ instead of ‘which’.
  1. Neither of these five boys (A)/ present in the (B)/ restaurant was (C)/ involved in the conspiracy (D). No error (E)

Solution: A
Change ‘Neither’ to ‘none’. ‘Neither’ is used in reference to two; in reference to more than two ‘none’ is used.
  1. The members of the Opposition Party in the Parliament (a)/ shout upon the minister (b)/ if he makes a wrong statement. (c)/ No error (d)

Solution: B
The group of words ‘shout upon the minister’ should be replaced by ‘shout at the minister’ because the meaning of ‘shout at’ is to say something in a loud voice. To speak loudly/ angrily to somebody
  1. Everyone of the films (a)/ you suggested (b)/ are not worth seeing (c)/ No error (d)

Solution: A
In the sentence, ‘everyone of the films’ should be replaced by ‘all the films’ Everyone means everybody, all people. It is to be noted that the sentence has a plural verb.
  1. The Secretary and the Principal of the college (a)/ are attending (b)/ the District Development Council Meeting at the Collectorate (c)/ No error(d)

Solution: D
Explanation: If in a sentence both the Nouns take articles, then it seem that they are separate persons and hence Plural verb is used.
For example:
The poet and the philosopher have expressed so.
The poet and philosopher has expressed so.
  1. Identify the sentence/s or part/s that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage and choose the answer accordingly.
    A. A week ago newspapers reported that a handful of the big Western oil companies
    B. were close to unveiling contracts for work in Iraq,
    C. whose underexploited oil reserves are probably second
    D. only to Saudi Arabia.
    E. No Error

Solution: C
There is an error of comparison in fragment IV. In the sentence underexploited oil reserves of Iraq must be compared to those of Saudi Arabia but ‘those of’ is missing in the fragment.
Option C is hence the correct answer.
  1. Identify the sentence/s or part/s that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage and choose the answer accordingly.
    A. The translation isn’t great and some of the local officials
    B. have a tendency to go off at tangents, but it’s
    C. have found to gather opinion, and the Afghans have learnt
    D. to be forthright with the straight-talking Americans.
    E. No Error

Solution: B
The idiom ‘go off on a tangent’ means to suddenly start talking about a different subject.
Ex. We were talking about property prices and you went off on a tangent.
But, in fragment II the preposition ‘on’ is missing in the idiom – which is an error.
The correct sentence would therefore be, “The translation isn’t great and some of the local officials have a tendency to go off on a tangents, but it’s have found to gather opinion, and the Afghans have learnt to be forthright with the straight-talking Americans.”
Option B is hence the correct answer.
  1. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
    A. I met the gentleman
    B. this morning on my way
    C. to the market
    D. No error

Solution: A
No certain gentleman is mentioned here. Hence, I met a gentleman …… should be used here.
Hence, option A is correct.
  1. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
    The redevelopment project is aimed (A) / not just providing good houses to shanty dwellers, (B) / but also developing infrastructure around the major Mumbai localities. (C) / No error (D)

A. The redevelopment project is aimed
B. not just providing good houses to shanty dwellers
C. but also developing infrastructure around the major Mumbai localities
D. No error


Solution: A
Be aimed at = to have something as an aim. Hence, The redevelopment project is aimed at should be used here.
Hence, option A is correct.
  1. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
    Another baffling change (A) / that I noticed in him nowdays (B) / is that he avoids speaking to me. (C) / No error (D)

A. Another baffling change
B. that I noticed in him nowdays
C. is that he avoids speaking to me
D. No error


Solution: B
The sentence shows present time. Hence, Present Simple i.e. that I notice in him now a days (present time) should be used.
Hence, option B is correct.

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