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Section 3

Section 4

Direction to solve :
 The sentences in the following questions are broken up into 4 parts. Read them and find out if there is any grammatical mistake in the sentence. The grammatical mistake, if any, will be in one of the parts of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is ‘5’, “No Error”. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

01. Reasonable ambition, if supported (1)/ at persistent efforts (2)/ is likely to yield (3)/ the desired results (4)/ No Error (5)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 5

Answer and Explanation

Answer: 2

Explanation:
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02. I was being astonished (1)/ when I got to know that (2)/ he had tendered his resignation (3)/ with out informing anyone of us (4)/ No Error (5)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 5

Answer and Explanation

Answer: 1

Explanation:
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03. We all admired the way (1)/ she had organised the party (2)/ and appreciating the return gifts (3)/ given by her (4)/ No Error (5)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 5

Answer and Explanation

Answer: 3

Explanation:
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04. Before he started out(1)  he had collected all the(2) informations about the country(3)  he was going to visit (4).
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 5

Answer and Explanation

Answer: 3

Explanation:
Information is a collective noun which means items of knowledge. Collective nouns do not take plural form. Hence, information is correct.

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05. Shakespeare was(1) better than any poet(2) of his days(3) according to critics(4). (5) no error
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 5

Answer and Explanation

Answer: 5

Explanation:
“.. better than any other poet..”. Correct form of comparison, ‘than any other’

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06. Hardly I have finished reading(1) when my sister(2) snatched the book(3) from me (4).
No error (5) 
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 5

Answer and Explanation

Answer: 1

Explanation:
Hardly had I finished reading when ..... Correct correlative conjunction.

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07. The assurance that(1) he would be cured of the disease (2) pleaded him(3) very much(4).
No error (5) 
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 5

Answer and Explanation

Answer: 5

Explanation:
The given sentence is grammatically correct

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