Grammar

Front

Question:
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

(A) Many a youngster
(B) are disheartened
(C) due to joblessness.
(D) No error

Back

Answer:
Correct Option: (b) are disheartened

Rule Used:

• The phrase "Many a" is always followed by a singular noun and a singular verb.

• In this case, "Many a youngster" is singular, so it should be followed by "is disheartened" instead of "are disheartened."

Correct Sentence:

✅ "Many a youngster is disheartened due to joblessness."

Front

Question:
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

I don’t like you talking to Radhika in that manner.

(a) I don’t like you talk
(b) I don’t like your talk
(c) I don’t like your talking
(d) No Improvement

Back

Correct Option: (c) I don’t like your talking

Rule Used:

• When a verb (like "talking") is used as a noun (gerund), it is preceded by a possessive adjective (like "your") instead of an object pronoun ("you").

• "Talking" is a gerund here, so the correct structure is "I don’t like your talking."

Correct Sentence:

✅ "I don’t like your talking to Radhika in that manner."

4o

Front

Question:
Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error.'

Sentence:
Mrs. Verma refused / the second helping / of ice cream.

(A) the second helping
(B) of ice cream
(C) Mrs. Verma refused
(D) No error

Back

Answer:
(D) No error

Explanation:
The sentence is grammatically correct. "Refused" is the correct verb usage, and "the second helping of ice cream" is a proper noun phrase. There is no violation of grammar rules in this sentence.

Rule Applied:
Correct verb usage and noun phrase structure—"Refuse" is correctly used as a transitive verb followed by an appropriate object.

In the given sentence 'helping of' means 'the amount of it that you get in a single serving'.

Front

Question:
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required.'

Sentence:
There are a bit nice shops in the town centre.

(A) a bit nicer
(B) far more nicer
(C) far nicer
(D) No improvement required

Back

A) a bit nicer

Explanation:
The phrase "a bit nice" is incorrect because "a bit" is generally used with comparative adjectives. The correct form should be "a bit nicer" instead of "a bit nice."

Option (C) "far nicer" is incorrect in this context because:

If the sentence were "There are far nicer shops in the town centre.", it would be grammatically correct but would change the degree of emphasis significantly.

Front

"They tied him up (1) ______ a tree."

Options:
(A) over
(B) along
(C) against
(D) above

Back

Correct Answer:

✅ (C) against

Explanation:

• "Tie up against a tree" is the correct phrase because when something is secured or pressed next to a vertical surface, we use "against."

• "Over" means above or across, which doesn’t fit.

• "Along" means beside something in a linear direction, which isn’t appropriate here.

• "Above" means at a higher position, which is incorrect in this context.

Thus, "against" is the most suitable choice. ✅

Front

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Sentence:
"He quickly ran and (4) ______ on the ropes to set the lion free."

Options:
(A) chews
(B) gnawed
(C) nibble
(D) bitten

Back

Correct Answer:

✅ (B) gnawed

Explanation:

• "Gnawed" means to bite or chew something repeatedly and with force, which fits perfectly as the mouse is trying to cut the rope.

• "Chews" is incorrect because it is the present tense, and the sentence is in the past tense.

• "Nibble" means to take small, gentle bites, which is not forceful enough to cut a rope.

• "Bitten" is the past participle of "bite" but does not fit grammatically in the sentence.

Thus, "gnawed" is the most appropriate word. ✅

Front

Question:

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Alex picked up the boxes quite easily even they were heavy.

Options:
(A) the boxes
(B) even they were heavy
(C) quite easily
(D) Alex picked up

Back

The error is in "even they were heavy."

he correct phrase should be "even though they were heavy."

Grammar Rule Used:

• "Even though" is a subordinating conjunction that introduces a contrast.

• "Even" alone cannot be used as a conjunction.

Front

Question:

The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

Sunil refused to / attend the meeting / of association on Saturday.

Options:
(A) of association on Saturday
(B) No error
(C) attend the meeting
(D) Sunil refused to

Back

The error is in "of association on Saturday."

Correction:

The correct phrase should be "of the association on Saturday."

Grammar Rule Used:

• In English, when referring to a specific organization, committee, or association, we use "the" before it.

• "Association" is a singular, definite noun, so it must have the article "the."

Front

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Direct Speech:
She said to him, "May God shower his choicest blessings on you!"

Options:
(A) She wished that God might shower his choicest blessings on him.
(B) She wished that may God shower your choicest blessings on Him.
(C) She wished that God might shower his choicest blessings on you.
(D) She wished that God may shower his choicest blessings on you.

Back

Answer:

The correct answer is: "She wished that God might shower his choicest blessings on him."

Grammar Rule Used:

1. "May" changes to "might" in indirect speech.

2. The pronouns change appropriately:

   • "You" (referring to him) changes to "him."

3. The reporting verb "said" is replaced by "wished" when expressing a wish or blessing.

✅ Corrected Indirect Speech:
"She wished that God might shower his choicest blessings on him."

Front

Question:
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Nelson said, "I was playing cricket."

(a) Nelson said that he was playing cricket.
(b) Nelson said that he had been playing cricket.
(c) Nelson said I was playing cricket.
(d) Nelson said that I was playing cricket.

Back

Answer:
The correct answer is:

(b) Nelson said that he had been playing cricket.

Explanation:

• The given sentence is in past continuous tense (was playing).

• When converting to indirect speech, past continuous changes to past perfect continuous (had been playing).

• Pronoun "I" changes to "he" (as per subject Nelson).

Thus, the correct transformation is:
"Nelson said that he had been playing cricket."