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Directions: In the following sentence, four words or phrases have been underlined. Only one underlined part is not acceptable in standard written English. Choose that part. If there is no mistake, mark (E).
(A)/ Beside their wearability, (B)/ either as jewelry or incorporated into articles (C)/ of attire, beads possess the desirable characteristics of every (D)/ collectible (E)/ No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (E)
Directions: In the following sentence four words or phrases have been underlined. Only one underlined part is not acceptable in Standard Written English. Pick up the part (A) or (B) or (C) or (D). If there is no mistake, mark (E).
(A) An automobile is often (B) the single largest (C) investment that most (D) families ever will make. (E) No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (E)
Directions: In the following sentence four words or phrases have been underlined. Only one underlined part is not acceptable in Standard Written English. Pick up the part (A) or (B) or (C) or (D). If there is no mistake, mark (E).
(A) Seafood is found in (B) the beaches, (C) in five star hotels and (D) in various small restaurants. (E) No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (E)
Directions: In the following sentence four words or phrases have been underlined. Only one underlined part is not acceptable in Standard Written English. Pick up the part (A) or (B) or (C) or (D). If there is no mistake, mark (E).
If (A) your holiday (B) coincided with the full moon, (C) there is a (D) glorious full moon cruise. (E) No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (E)
Directions: In the following sentence four words or phrases have been underlined. Only one underlined part is not acceptable in Standard Written English. Pick up the part (A) or (B) or (C) or (D). If there is no mistake, mark (E).
The Durbar hall of (A) 19th century (B) Jai Vilas Palace, (C) residence of the Scindia family has a pair of Chandeliers (D) reputed to be the largest in the world. (E) No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- (E)
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
Your incessant meddling in my affairs, your obnoxious ridiculing of my suggestions and sudden departure prevented our conference from yielding significant results.
- and sudden departure prevented
- and your suddenness of departure prevented
- and your sudden departing prevented
- and your sudden departing caused the prevention of
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
Should we be told that our recommendations pertinent to the kind of use made of our vehicles have been accepted, we will gladly cooperate with the ultimate plan.
- Should we be told that our recommendations pertinent to the kind of use made of our vehicles have been accepted, we will
- If we are told that recommendations about use of our vehicles has been accepted, we will
- Should we be told that our recommendations for the use of our vehicles have been accepted, we will
- Our being told of the acceptance of our recommendations pertinent to use made of our vehicles should cause us to
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
The argument that the dominant form of family structure today is not the nuclear family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families, the amount of vertical and horizontal communication between family subunits, and the extent to which family members offer assistance to one another.
- family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families
- family, but is instead a family that is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist
- family, which has been modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families
- family but a modified extended family is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families
- family, but also a modified and extended family, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same, all patients receiving hearts or other organs must take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
- Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same
- Besides transplants involving identical twins with the same genetic endowment
- Unless the transplant involves identical twins who have the same genetic endowment
- Aside from a transplant between identical twins with the same genetic endowment
- Other than transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
The growing demand for housing, traffic congestion, and longer commuting trips has all but eliminated the cost advantage of owning a house in many suburban areas.
- The growing demand for housing, traffic congestion, and longer commuting trips has
- Traffic congestion, the growing demand for housing, and longer commuting trips has
- Longer commuting trips, traffic congestion, and the growing demand for housing has
- Traffic congestion, longer commuting trips, and the growing demand for housing have
- The growing demand for housing, as well as traffic congestion and longer commuting trips, have
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it, is finding uses in medicine, archaeology, and criminology.
- Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it,
- Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, having the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it, a technique called proton induced x-ray emission
- A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it,
- A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called proton-induced x-ray emission, which has the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying it,
- A technique that was originally developed for detecting air pollutants and has the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying the substance, called proton-induced x-ray emission,
Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. Having convinced herself about the futility of any strict regimen,
B. she ignored the suggestion that she should get more exercise.
C. Coming out of the departmental store, my pocket was picked.
D. Between him and me,
E. neither is to blame for the mishap.
- B and E
- B and C
- A, B and C
- A, D and E
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
Formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to new small businesses in the same way as they do to established big businesses, because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium.
- Formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to new small businesses in the same way as they do to established big businesses, because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium.
- Because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium, formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to new small businesses in the same way as they do to established big businesses.
- Because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium, new small businesses are not subject to the same applicability of formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity as established big businesses.
- Because new small businesses are growing and are seldom in equilibrium, formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to them in the same way as to established big businesses.
- New small businesses are not subject to the applicability of formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity in the same way as established big businesses, because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium.
Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. Regardless of personal beliefs,
B. you have the responsibility to report the facts as impartially as possible.
C. There's nothing more for me to say.
D. Undergraduates, as well as us graduate students,
E. are at the low end of the academic totem pole.
- A, B and E
- B, C and E
- A and B
- C and D
Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. The glass tube in a fluorescent lamp contains mercury vapor under low pressure.
B. He told his boss to pardon him for what he said.
C. Could I join you and contribute my mite for timely completion of the much delayed project?
D. The student advisor recommended<span style="text-decoration:" underline;=""> that she studies
E. more English before enrolling at the university.
- A, C and E
- B and C
- A and B
- C, D and E
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
There is no point in engaging in endless discussion with students as they have already stated that they are not going to come round to your point of view.
- in engaging in endless discussion with students as they have
- to engage in endless discussion with the students as they have
- of engaging yourself in endless discussion with students as they have
- in engaging yourself into endless discussion with students as they have
- in engaging yourself in endless discussion with the students as they have
Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. Generally speaking, the harder a student studies,
B. more marks he is likely to get.
C. Most sand dunes are always in motion as wind pushes sand
D. upward one side of each dune,
E. over the top, and down the other side.
- B and D
- A, C and E
- C, D and E
- A, B and D
- All are correct
Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. Many agree that how you dress for a job interview
B. and even the way you position yourself in your seat
C. leave a lasting impression on your interviewer.
D. The sun shining on the watery expanse of the sea
E. make a beautiful sight.
- B and C
- B and D
- A and D
- C and D
- A, C and D
Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. A smile can be observed, described, and reliably identified;
B. it can also be elicited and be manipulated under experimental conditions.
C. Not only speech enables man to handle and pass on more complicated ideas,
D. it also enables him to accummulate them.
E. He gave me a gun to shoot.
- A only
- B only
- D only
- A and E
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
- which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
- that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
- originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
- originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
- originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating
Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. The doe fawns over it's fawn.
B. The English defeated French in the battle of Waterloo.
C. Just around the corner are a bakery and a supermarket.
D. The job will be given to whomever
E. they decide is most likely to fit in their working system.
- B, C and E
- B and C
- C and E
- A and E
Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. A seismograph records oscillation of the ground caused by seismic waves,
B. vibrations that travel from its point of origin, through the Earth or along its surface.
C. Stories about air travel mishaps are carefully edited out of news programs prepared for in-flight viewing,
D. since they have no desire to increase the anxiety
E. some passengers already feel about flying.
- B and E
- B and C
- A and D
- A, C and D
- A, C and E
Directions: Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. His meteoric rise to fame was attributed
B. to his clandestine nexus with the underworld,
C. and because of it, everyone kept him at an arm's length.
D. When he was arrested
E. we had to spend many a sleepless night.
- All except D
- All except E
- All except C
- A and B
- A, B and D
Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).
With cloning technology, scientists are approaching what has long been the ultimate goal of modern husbandry: achieving a consistency of quality and production in farm animals as once thought to be limited to manufactured goods.
- achieving a consistency of quality and production in farm animals as once thought to be
- achieving farm animals with a consistency of quality and production as were once thought of as
- achieving in farm animals a consistency of quality and production that was once thought to be
- achievement of farm animals whose consistency of quality and production are the same as what were once thought to he
- achievement of farm animals at a consistency of quality and production once thought of as