Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the statement(s) which is/are grammatically incorrect.

  1. These days the doctors can transplant any organ of the human body successfully.
  2. My uncle enquired what were all those things doing on his land.
  3. He lived at the top of an old house whose attic had been converted into a flat.
  4. Before going into the temple, everyone has to take off the shoes.
  5. I would be grateful if you could send me a copy of your latest catalogue.

  1. 3 and 4

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 5

  4. 2

  5. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; the sentence has the error of the helping verb which is misplaced. The sentence has been changed into indirect form, from question to assertive, and in such changes, the helping verb follows the subject. So, the correct sentence should read 'what all those things were doing on his land'.

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