Directions (Q. Nos. 1-30) Read these sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake (error in them. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
1. After his term in the Department of Defence/ he was appointed Secretary of Energy/ a job in which he was strongly supported the use/ of alternate sources of energy such as nuclear energy. [SBI (PO) 2015)
(a) after his term in the Department of Defence
(b) he was appointed Secretary of Energy
(c) a job in which he was strongly supported the use
(d) of alternate sources of energy such as nuclear energy
(e) No error
- (c) Use of was is inappropriate here. The sentence is in active voice and using was makes it passive. Hence, (c) is correct choice. e.g. The management strongly supported the use of computers in the offices.
2. As GDP growth is half of what it/ is just a few years ago, the country/ desperately needs to cut fed tape and improve/infrastructure to boost investment and growth. al (PO) 2015]
(a) as GDP growth is half of what it.
(b) is just a few years ago, the country
(c) desperately needs to cut red tape and improve
(d) infrastructure to boost investment and growth
(e) No error
- (b) Context of the sentence at part ‘b’ is in past tense and threfore use of ‘was’ is suitable here. e.g. The growth of media is twice as compared to what it was in the 90’s.
3. When elections in the country are due shortly/ people are determined to register as voters and to vote for/ candidates hayed on their track record and the programmes/ that they intend to implement for the betterment of the country. (SRI (P0) 20151
(a) when elections in the country are due shortly
(b) people are determined to register as voters and to vote for
(c) candidates based on their track record and the programmes
(d) that they intend to implement for the betterment of the country (e) No error
® (a) Use of `due shortly’ is superflous and inappropriate too, Use ‘near’ here, e.g. The series is very near and three of our main batsmen are out of form.
4. At least a quarter of the World’s corals have lost/ over the past 25 years and as climate change warms/ the oceans the additional carbon dioxide will make/ the water more acidic further destroying coral reefs. (SRI (P0) 20151
(a) At least a quarter of the World’s corals have lost
(b) over the past 25 years and as climate change warms
(c) the oceans the additional carbon dioxide will make
(d) the water more acidic further destroying coral reefs
(e) No error
(a) A Quarter’ has been used as a whole. So, use ‘has’ in place of ‘have’ e g Three fourths of the work has been dons by me
5. The Prime Minister’s speech laid out how/ it is Important to encourage female part teirited/in the economy yet the pen:entage of female lawmakers m/ the lower House of Parliament ha% fallen to 8%. [SBI (PO) 2015]
(a) The Prime Minister’s speech laid ourt how
(b) it is important to encourage female participated
(c) in the economy yet the percentage of female lawmaker’s in
(d) the Lower House of Parliament has fallen to 8%
(e) No error
* (b) Use ‘participation’ in place of ‘participated’ to make the syntax correct. e.g. The participation of the citizen should be made necessary for preparing the budget.
6. He identified the most important machines required/ for modern life and worked on making a prototype/’do it yourself’ version of each because he believed that if people/could build these themselves, it would improve their way of life. ISBI (P0) 20151
(a) He identified the most important machines required
(b) for modern life and worked in making a prototype
(c) `do it yourself’ version of each because he believed that if people
(d) could build these themselves, it would improve their way of life
(e) No error
(b) Remove ‘for’ by ‘in’ to make the syntax correct.
e.g. The skills that are required in teaching profession are one’s confidence and presentation.
7. Natural disasters will not turn into a catastrophe/if we invest in building infrastructure that/can
withstand withstand. . • i sta tne devastating impacts of storms/ which have became more severe. [SBI (P012015]
(a) Natural disasters will not turn into a catastrophe
(b) if we invest in building infrastructure that
(c) can withstand the devastating impacts of storms
(d) which have became more severe
(e) No error
