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Grammar Knowledge Test 21
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Grammar Knowledge Test 21

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    The government's (1)/ economy policies have (2)/ led us into the (3)/ worst recession in years. (4)
    Solutions
    Replace ‘economy’ with ‘economic’. The word ‘policies’ is a plural noun here and to qualify it an adjective ‘economic’ is needed , not another noun ‘economy’.
    So, the correct answer is option B.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    Even though she (1)/ had a hectic schedule (2)/ she worked in a hospital for (3)/ last year every week two days. (4)
    Solutions
    Replace ‘last year every week for two days’ with ‘for two days every week last year.’ Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened, but also for how long, and how often. When we need to use more than one adverb of time at the end of a sentence, the correct usage order is:
    1: how long
    2: how often
    3: when
    So, the correct option is D.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No correction required".

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    The dictionary was called the supreme authority on all matters relating to the language.

    Solutions

    There are some words in English which are not meant to be used in comparatives as they already have the sense of a comparative with them; hence, we cannot use the words more or most with them. Some of such words include: essential, unique, empty, ideal, important, excellent, supreme, complete, chief, extreme, universal, eternal, entire, unanimous, infinite, impossible, etc.
    So, the correct answer is E.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    The black small cat walked (1)/ toward the old leather (2)/ chair and sat down (3)/ near Paul’s leg. (4)
    Solutions
    The correct order will be ‘small black’. The order in which adjectives are generally used is called the Royal Order of Adjectives.
    The Royal Order of Adjectives is:
    Determiners (the)>> Observations (premier)>> Size>> Shape(average-built)>> Age(young)>> Color>> Nationality(American)>> Material>> Type(novel)
    So, the correct answer is option A.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    Excited students dressed (1)/ in traditional attires (2)/ patiently waited for US (3)/ First Lady Melania Trump. (4)
    Solutions
    Replace ‘patiently waited’ with ‘waited patiently’. Adverbs of manner should always come immediately after verbs which have no object (intransitive verbs).
    So, the correct option is C.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No correction required".

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    Paul is the smart and intelligent staff of this company.

    Solutions

    When we use two adjectives to refer to the same entity (person/thing) they must be in the same degree.
    So, the correct answer is B.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in the blank making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

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    The president met __________ the UK prime minister in London yesterday, for the first time.
    Solutions
    Meet normally means 'come face to face with somebody or something'. If it is used in this way, it cannot be used with the preposition 'with'. Meet with means 'to experience something'.
    So, the correct option is E.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    The younger children are (1)/ expected to show greater (2)/ phonetic sensitivity to the (3)/ input than elderly children. (4)
    Solutions

    Replace ‘elderly’ by ‘older’. We use the adjectives ‘elder’ and ‘eldest’ before a noun as attributive adjectives. Adjectives in the first position - before the noun - are called Attributive adjectives. Those in the second position - after the noun - are called Predicative adjectives. Predicative adjectives do not occur immediately after the noun. Instead, they follow a verb. We use older and oldest after a linking verb (as predicative adjectives).
    So, the correct answer is option D.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    I enjoyed her (1)/ new book though (2)/ it's not quite as (3)/ good as her last one. (4)
    Solutions

    The sentence is correct as it is. So, the correct option is E.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in the blank making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

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    In Air India’s aircraft fleet the number of passenger planes is ______________.
    Solutions

    In this sentence there is no comparison implied and hence the uses of 'lesser’ and 'smaller' are incorrect.
    So, the correct answer is C.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in the blank making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

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    The ever-increasing worldwide demand _________ the last decade for freelance jobs has resulted in radical changes in corporate work policy. 
    Solutions
    In the given context, the word "increasing" implies a continuous action and the word "over" is used to cover a period of time; If the sentence had used "The increased demand ..." could have used "since" to mark a reference to a fixed event.
    So, the correct option is D.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    I do not say this (1)/ reproachful, but this is (2)/ the kind of careless remark (3)/ which can cause a good deal of anxiety. (4)
    Solutions

    Replace ‘reproachful’ with ‘reproachfully’. An adverb is needed here to modify the verb ‘looking’ instead of an adjective.
    So, the correct option is B.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No correction required".

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    Specimens for examination were taken from the more anterior side of the left ventricle from each heart.
    Solutions

    Some words in English are already comparatives. For such words, which include: junior, senior, prior, superior, anterior, inferior, posterior, preferable and rather, we don’t use more or much with them.
    So, the correct answer is A.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    In a situation (1)/ where they have (2)/ no choice to consider, (3)/ people get righteous upset. (4)
    Solutions
    The error is in part D of the given sentence. The error is that the word acting on the adjective ‘angry’ is ‘righteous’, an adjective. But to modify an adjective, an adverb is needed. So we need to replace it with ‘righteously’ in part B of the sentence.
    So, the correct option is D.
  • Question 15/20
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in the blank making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

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    The four-wheeler and two-wheeler population in Delhi is ______________ in Assam.

    Solutions

    The four-wheeler and two-wheeler population of two cities is being compared and hence the reference to population must be made in the case of both the cities. In the second part of the sentence we need to introduce 'that in', which refers to the four-wheeler and two-wheeler population.
    So, the correct answer is A.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

    Officials were in the midst of an intense effort to retrace the movements of a northern California woman believed to be the first person in the US to contract the highly contagious coronavirus with no known connection to travel abroad (16) other known causes.

    The diagnosis marks an escalation of the worldwide outbreak in the US (17) it means the virus could now spread beyond the reach of quarantines and other preventative measures. But state health officials were quick to reassure the public on Thursday that such a scenario was inevitable (18) the risk of widespread transmission remained low. The virus can cause fever, coughing, wheezing and pneumonia. Health officials think it spreads mainly from droplets (19) an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how the flu spreads.

    Taking a preventive measure, the CDC has expanded the list of countries that are red flags for testing to include (20) China but also Iran, Italy, South Korea and Japan.

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    Find the appropriate word in each case.

    Solutions

    The coordinating conjunction ‘or’ is used to connect different possibilities. So, the correct option is B.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

    Officials were in the midst of an intense effort to retrace the movements of a northern California woman believed to be the first person in the US to contract the highly contagious coronavirus with no known connection to travel abroad (16) other known causes.

    The diagnosis marks an escalation of the worldwide outbreak in the US (17) it means the virus could now spread beyond the reach of quarantines and other preventative measures. But state health officials were quick to reassure the public on Thursday that such a scenario was inevitable (18) the risk of widespread transmission remained low. The virus can cause fever, coughing, wheezing and pneumonia. Health officials think it spreads mainly from droplets (19) an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how the flu spreads.

    Taking a preventive measure, the CDC has expanded the list of countries that are red flags for testing to include (20) China but also Iran, Italy, South Korea and Japan.

    ...view full instructions

    Find the appropriate word in each case.
    Solutions

    The coordinating conjunction to provide a reason behind an occurrence is ‘because’. So, the correct option is B.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

    Officials were in the midst of an intense effort to retrace the movements of a northern California woman believed to be the first person in the US to contract the highly contagious coronavirus with no known connection to travel abroad (16) other known causes.

    The diagnosis marks an escalation of the worldwide outbreak in the US (17) it means the virus could now spread beyond the reach of quarantines and other preventative measures. But state health officials were quick to reassure the public on Thursday that such a scenario was inevitable (18) the risk of widespread transmission remained low. The virus can cause fever, coughing, wheezing and pneumonia. Health officials think it spreads mainly from droplets (19) an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how the flu spreads.

    Taking a preventive measure, the CDC has expanded the list of countries that are red flags for testing to include (20) China but also Iran, Italy, South Korea and Japan.

    ...view full instructions

    Find the appropriate word in each case.
    Solutions

    To indicate a dependent relationship the correct coordinating conjunction is ‘and’. So, the correct option is D.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

    Officials were in the midst of an intense effort to retrace the movements of a northern California woman believed to be the first person in the US to contract the highly contagious coronavirus with no known connection to travel abroad (16) other known causes.

    The diagnosis marks an escalation of the worldwide outbreak in the US (17) it means the virus could now spread beyond the reach of quarantines and other preventative measures. But state health officials were quick to reassure the public on Thursday that such a scenario was inevitable (18) the risk of widespread transmission remained low. The virus can cause fever, coughing, wheezing and pneumonia. Health officials think it spreads mainly from droplets (19) an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how the flu spreads.

    Taking a preventive measure, the CDC has expanded the list of countries that are red flags for testing to include (20) China but also Iran, Italy, South Korea and Japan.

    ...view full instructions

    Find the appropriate word in each case.
    Solutions

    We use when as a conjunction meaning ‘at the time that’. The clause with when is a subordinate clause (sc) and needs a main clause (mc) to complete its meaning. So, the correct option is A.

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.

    Officials were in the midst of an intense effort to retrace the movements of a northern California woman believed to be the first person in the US to contract the highly contagious coronavirus with no known connection to travel abroad (16) other known causes.

    The diagnosis marks an escalation of the worldwide outbreak in the US (17) it means the virus could now spread beyond the reach of quarantines and other preventative measures. But state health officials were quick to reassure the public on Thursday that such a scenario was inevitable (18) the risk of widespread transmission remained low. The virus can cause fever, coughing, wheezing and pneumonia. Health officials think it spreads mainly from droplets (19) an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how the flu spreads.

    Taking a preventive measure, the CDC has expanded the list of countries that are red flags for testing to include (20) China but also Iran, Italy, South Korea and Japan.

    ...view full instructions

    Find the appropriate word in each case.
    Solutions

    We use the co relative conjunction ‘not only .. but also’ when we have two things and we want to give a little extra emphasis to the second thing because it’s even better, or even worse, or more surprising, or more impressive, or more shocking than the first thing. So, the correct option is D.

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