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1.Tenses 2.Active and Passive Voice 3.Direct and Indirect Speech 4.Sentence Transformation 5.Articles and Determiners 6.Prepositions 7.Correction of Sentence 8.Translation of Simple Sentences 9.Technical Terms 10.Synonyms and Antonyms 11.One word Substitution 12.Prefixes and Suffixes 13.Confusable Words 14.Reading Comprehension 15.Letter Writing 16.Phrasal Verbs 17.Idioms/Phrases 18.Models 19.Phonetics 20.Error Spotting 21.Verb (Basic)22.Question Tag 23.Subject-Verb Agreement 24.Conditional Sentences 25.Verb (Advance)26.Verb as a Noun & Gerund 27.Infinitive 28.Participle 29.Inversion 30.Mood 31.Noun 32.Pronoun 33.Adjective 34.Conjunction 35.Adverb 36.Parallelism 37.Superfluous Expressions 38.Vocabularies 39.Synonyms 40.Antonyms 41.Spellings 42.Sentence Rearrangement

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MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) When I was young,/ (b) I can run/ (c) faster than Mohan./ (d) No error.

A

(a) When I was young

B

(b) I can run

C

(c) faster than Mohan

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(b) For past ability, 'could' is used, not 'can'.

2

MEDIUM

(a) He dare/ (b) not to/ (c) go there./ (d) No error.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

With the singular subject 'He', 'dares' should be used.

3

MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) Harish needs not/ (b) come here/ (c) as it is getting dark./ (d) No error.

A

(a) Harish needs not

B

(b) come here

C

(c) as it is getting dark

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(a) 'Need not' is used as a modal auxiliary (no 's').

4

MEDIUM

(a) Harish needs not/ (b) come here/ (c) as it is getting dark./ (d) No error.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

The modal verb 'need' is not used as 'needs' in negative constructions. 'Need not' is correct.

5

MEDIUM

(a) The assassin was convicted/ (b) and ordered to/ (c) be hung./ (d) No error.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

Replace 'hung' with 'hanged'. 'Hang' is used for objects, 'hanged' is used for execution.

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MEDIUM

(a) If I leave now,/ (b) I will not be able to/ (c) return back before 9 p.m./ (d) No error.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

The use of 'back' with 'return' is redundant.

7

MEDIUM

(a) I wasn't/ (b) at the last meeting and/ (c) neither was you/ (d) No error.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

'Were' is used with 'you', not 'was'.

8

MEDIUM

(a) It is very cold here/ (b) I should bring/ (c) my woolen clothes but I didn't./ (d) No error.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

Here 'should have brought' will be used for advice or action in the past.

9

MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) My brother thinks/ (b) that somebody must have dared/ (c) him steal the scooter./ (d) No error.

A

(a) My brother thinks

B

(b) that somebody must have dared

C

(c) him steal the scooter

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(c) 'Dared' is followed by 'to' infinitive (dared him to steal).

10

MEDIUM

(a) During the rainy season/ (b) many rivers overflow their banks/ (c) and caused great difficulty./ (d) No error.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

The second part of the sentence is in 'caused' (past tense), so 'overflow' should be 'overflowed' (past tense).

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11

MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) He was borne of poor parents,/ (b) but brought up/ (c) in an affluent family./ (d) No error.

A

(a) He was borne of poor parents

B

(b) but brought up

C

(c) in an affluent family

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(a) $V_3$ of bear (to produce offsprings) is 'born'.

12

MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) The assassin was convicted/ (b) and ordered to/ (c) be hung./ (d) No error.

A

(a) The assassin was convicted

B

(b) and ordered to

C

(c) be hung

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(c) Use 'Hanged' in place of 'hung'. 'Hanged' means 'to suspend by the neck'.

13

MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) She would broke/ (b) a plate every day/ (c) when she came to Delhi last month./ (d) No error.

A

(a) She would broke

B

(b) a plate every day

C

(c) when she came to Delhi last month

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(a) 'Would' is followed by the first form of verb (break).

14

MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) We ought to/ (b) honest/ (c) in our dealings./ (d) No error.

A

(a) We ought to

B

(b) honest

C

(c) in our dealings

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(b) 'ought to be' honest (verb missing).

15

MEDIUM

(a) If your jogging clothes/ (b) were not made of/ (c) permeable fabric you will drown/ (d) in your sweat.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

This is a Second Conditional sentence (If + Past simple + ... + would + V1), so 'would' will be used instead of 'will'.

16

MEDIUM

(a) Very soon/ (b) I realised/ (c) that he is at fault/ (d) No error.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

The principal clause is 'realised' (in past), so the subordinate clause must also be in past (was).

17

MEDIUM

(a) The capital of Yemen/ (b) is situating/ (c) 2190 metres above the sea level/ (d) No error.

A

(a)

B

(b)

C

(c)

D

(d)

Explanation

Here 'is situated' (passive) will be used because the city does not locate itself.

18

MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) He remembered/ (b) that his visa/ (c) will be expired in a month/ (d) No error.

A

(a) He remembered

B

(b) that his visa

C

(c) will be expired in a month

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(c) 'would expire' should be used.

19

MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) He was so inquisitive/ (b) that he rose many/ (c) questions in the class ./ (d) No error.

A

(a) He was so inquisitive

B

(b) that he rose many

C

(c) questions in the class

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(b) 'raised' is the correct word. 'Rose' means 'to get up'.

20

MEDIUM

Spot the error: (a) He lay his luggage/ (b) aside and lay down/ (c) to rest for a while ./ (d) No error.

A

(a) He lay his luggage

B

(b) aside and lay down

C

(c) to rest for a while

D

(d) No error

Explanation

(a) Laid is the correct word and $V_2$ of 'lay'.

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Active and Passive Voice

Direct and Indirect Speech

Sentence Transformation

Articles and Determiners

Correction of Sentence

Translation of Simple Sentences

Technical Terms

Synonyms and Antonyms

One word Substitution

Prefixes and Suffixes

Confusable Words

Reading Comprehension

Subject-Verb Agreement

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