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English Grammar and Sentence Correction Practice

Practice test for identifying and correcting grammatical errors in English sentences, covering prepositions, verb forms, idioms, subject-verb agreement, and word choice.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

Scientists are still a long way of a cure for AIDS.

  1. Scientists are still a long way from a cure for AIDS.
  2. Scientists still are a long way of a cure for AIDS.
  3. Still scientists are a long way to a cure for AIDS.
  4. Scientists are still a long way off a cure for AIDS.
  5. No change required
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

It was difficult to decide who out of the two brothers is the most deserving.

  1. was the most deserving
  2. is the more deserving
  3. was most deserving
  4. was more deserving
  5. no correction required
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

Implementing it wisely, the national education policy benefits all the sections of the society.

  1. If implementing is wise
  2. If it is implemented wisely
  3. Having implemented it wisely
  4. Because of its implementation
  5. No correction required
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

She found the subject difficult at first, but now she is really getting off her stride.

  1. really getting away with her stride
  2. really getting in her stride
  3. really getting into her stride
  4. really getting on her stride
  5. No change required
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

This necessitated regular keep-up and maintenance of the aircraft.

  1. regular maintenance in keeping-up of
  2. regular keep-up and maintenance in
  3. regular up-keep and maintenance of
  4. regular keeping up and maintaining of
  5. no correction required
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

In the field of humanities, the collective will prevails with the individual.

  1. prevails over
  2. prevails upon
  3. prevails for
  4. prevails
  5. no change required
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

Illness we can put in with, but justice makes us want to pull things down.

  1. Illness that we can put with
  2. Illness we can put through
  3. Illness we can put up with
  4. Illness we can put with
  5. No correction required
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

Now play being recognized as a goodwill gesture, which helps in improving relations.

  1. Now having recognised play as
  2. Now by recognising play as
  3. Now recognition of play being
  4. Now play is recognised as
  5. No correction required
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

Everyone of them know that he is more gifted than any other man in the party.

  1. Everyone of them had known that
  2. Everyone of them knew that
  3. Everyone of them knows that
  4. Everyone of them knows
  5. No correction required
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

A tree provides us with so much - food, shade, wood and oxygen - and expects nothing in return.

  1. A tree provides us so much
  2. A tree provides us too much
  3. A tree provides us as much
  4. A tree provides us with as much
  5. No change required
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

Since man cannot foresee the future, worry about the future is futile.

  1. future, worry about future is futile
  2. the future, don't worry about the future
  3. future, why worry about future?
  4. the future, any worry for the future is futile
  5. no change required
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

Before presenting the budget proposals, the minister duly sought permission of the chair to lay them before the House.

  1. permission of the chairman to lay them
  2. permission of the chair to lay it
  3. permission of the chairman for laying them
  4. permission of the chair to lay them off
  5. no correction required
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

Cardiac arrest has been known to strike younger and active males more often than the elder people of either sex.

  1. more often than the elder people of both sexes
  2. more often than the older people of either sex
  3. more often than the older people of both sexes
  4. as often as the elder people of either sex
  5. no change required
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

Moderation constitutes part of the intrinsic worth of a person and have, therefore, been praised by the saints and savants.

  1. but have been praised
  2. and has, therefore, been praised
  3. but has been praised
  4. and so have been praised
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

Had the party dispensed of the contentious issues, it would have got the majority at its own.

  1. Had the party dispensed off the contentious issues
  2. If the party had dispensed of the contentious issues
  3. If the party would have dispensed of the contentious issues
  4. Had the party dispensed with the contentious issues
  5. No correction required
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

The differences in the two groups of the party had reached a flashpoint.

  1. The differences of two groups in the party had
  2. The differences within the two groups of the party had
  3. The differences between the two groups of the party had
  4. The differences between two groups for the party had
  5. No correction required
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

The rate of inflation has dropped sharply this week even although the drop may be only provisionally.

  1. if the drop may be only provisionally
  2. though the drop might have been only provisional
  3. though the drop may be only provisional
  4. although the drop might be only provisional
  5. no correction required
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

I can not lay any credence to your cock and bull story.

  1. lend any credence to
  2. lend any credence for
  3. lay any credence for
  4. lay credence to
  5. No correction required
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

Having went to the market, he bought a book on the Ramayana.

  1. Having been to the market,
  2. Since he went to the market,
  3. Since he had gone to the market
  4. Having gone to the market,
  5. No correction required
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

The smooth passage of the Insurance Bill through the House is the best news which the country has have in recent years.

  1. that the country had in recent years
  2. which the country has had in recent years
  3. that the country has had in recent years
  4. the country has in recent years
  5. no correction required
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

But it hardly can ignore the long term impact of his rebellion and the message it sends to the party workers.

  1. But it can ignore hardly the long term impact of
  2. But it can hardly ignore the long term impact of
  3. But it cannot ignore the long term impact of
  4. But hardly can it ignore long term impact of
  5. No correction required
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

Beside his general unenthusiastic demeanour, he is also known to absent himself on small pretexts.

  1. Beside him general unenthusiastic demeanour,
  2. Beside his show of general unenthusiastic demeanour,
  3. Besides his general unenthusiastic demeanour,
  4. Besides his showing of general unenthusiastic demeanour,
  5. No correction required
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

All our plans ought to give priority for the problems of the common man.

  1. should give priority for the problems
  2. ought to give priority in the problems
  3. ought to give priority to the problems
  4. ought to have given priority for the problems
  5. no correction required
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

Large numbers of those who are educated are really not able to make any use of their education.

  1. Large numbers of
  2. The large number of those who are
  3. A large number of those who are
  4. Large numbers of whom are
  5. No correction required
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

The rules governing the working of the council are clearly laid.

  1. are being clearly laid
  2. are clearly laid down
  3. are laid clearly
  4. have been laid clearly
  5. no correction required

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