English - 4 (Postal Assistant)

Here, ‘3’ is the correct option as part (3) of the sentence has the error. The sentence has no subject–verb agreement. Here, the subject is singular but the verb is plural. The accompanying phrase “along with her mother and friends” does not alter the grammatical relation between the subject (the girl) and the verb (are going). Thus, the correct singular verb should be 'is going'.

Here, ‘3’ is the correct option as part (3) of the sentence has an error. Here, at the end of the sentence, exclamation mark has been used whereas in indirect sentence, no exclamation mark can be used.

In a Type 3 conditional sentence, the tense in the if clause is the past perfect, and the tense in the main clause is the perfect conditional or the perfect continuous conditional.

If this thing had happened (If + past perfect) that thing would have happened (perfect conditional or perfect continuous conditional).

First type of conditional sentence is used when we talk about the possibilities in the present or the future. The structure of the sentence is: If + simple present, subject + will/shall + base verb. Only option (1) fulfills this criteria.

First type of conditional sentence is used when we talk about the possibilities in the present or the future. The structure of the sentence is: If + simple present, subject + will/shall + base verb. Only option (3) fulfills this criteria.

The type 2 conditional is used to refer to a hypothetical condition and its probable result. In type 2 conditional sentences, the if clause uses the simple past (lighted), and the main clause uses the present conditional (would give).

If this thing happened (If + simple past) that thing would happen or
that thing would be happening (present conditional or present continuous conditional).

(B) The train has already left the station and he failed to catch it because he had started late. There is a tense mismatch here.

Something that is done covertly is done in a manner that is not in plain sight. Hence, hidden is correct.

Ruthless means without pity or compassion.

'Churlish' means 'rude in a mean-spirited way'. 

Here, (a) is incorrect as there is no subject – verb agreement here. Here, ‘is’ is a singular verb and ‘reasons’ is a plural subject. In place of ‘is’, ‘are’ should be used. Only then will the plural verb ‘are’ be in agreement with the plural subject ‘reasons’.

Negligent means lazily careless.

The phrase 'proof of' is the correct idiomatic expression when providing evidence or verification for something. You cannot say 'proof to,' 'proof in,' or 'proof on' in this context - these are not standard English constructions.

The preposition 'for' correctly links the excuse to the action or state. The phrase 'excuse for' is the standard English pattern when explaining why something happened or what justifies an action.

When discussing a response to correspondence, we always say 'reply to' - it's the standard preposition for showing what a message responds to. Other prepositions like 'reply on' or 'reply at' are incorrect in this context.