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1.
Find the part with the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’. No sooner had (A) / the results been announced (B) / when the students (C) / rushed to the notice board. (D)
Correct Answer: C [(C)]
Explanation:
Part (C): “when” → “than”.
2.
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
Correct Answer: D [The bank has introduced a new scheme for senior citizens.]
Explanation:
Errors in the others: Each … has; senior to me; If I am free; did not know.
3.
Which of the following sentences contain(s) an error?
I. Hardly had he finished when the bell rang.
II. The police has arrested the thief.
III. I am right, aren't I?
I. Hardly had he finished when the bell rang.
II. The police has arrested the thief.
III. I am right, aren't I?
Correct Answer: B [Only II]
Explanation:
II: “police” is plural → “have arrested”.
4.
Find the part with the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’. The new machine (A) / counts notes (B) / more faster than (C) / the old one did. (D)
Correct Answer: C [(C)]
Explanation:
Part (C): “more faster” → “faster”.
5.
Find the part with the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’. Unless the cheque is not signed (A) / by the account holder, (B) / the bank (C) / cannot pay it. (D)
Correct Answer: A [(A)]
Explanation:
Part (A): “Unless the cheque is not signed” → “Unless the cheque is signed”.
6.
Which rule points straight to the error in “Hardly had she reached the counter than the server crashed”?
Correct Answer: C [Correlative pair (Hardly … when)]
Explanation:
“Hardly” pairs with “when”, not “than” – a correlative-pair error.
7.
Find the part with the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’. Hardly anyone (A) / came to (B) / the meeting (C) / on Sunday. (D)
Correct Answer: E [No error]
Explanation:
No error. “Hardly anyone” (= almost nobody) is correct; “on” + day is correct.
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