Target SBI PO :

English : Day 3

Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it the error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Ignore the error of punctuation, if any.

1. Woman after women (a) / claimed to speak against (b) / the present political situation (c) / of Bihar in the meeting. (d) / No error (e)

a) Woman after women

b) claimed to speak against

(c) the present political situation

(d) of Bihar in the meeting

(e) No error

Click Here to View Answer

1. (a) Replace ‘women after women’ with ‘woman after woman’ because in case of ‘hyphenated expressions’ such as ‘page after page’, ‘day after day’, ‘ship after ship’ both the words which get repeated are written in singular form.

2. More than one student (a) / have passed the examination (b) / of the first terminal test (c) / of pronoun. (d) / No error

(a) More than one student 

(b) have passed the examination 

(c) of the first terminal test 

(d) of pronoun.  

(e) No error

Click Here to View Answer

(b) Replace ‘have’ with ‘has’. ‘More than one’ takes singular verb. The rules says that although ‘more than one’ necessarily appears to be plural but its internal meaning implies ‘one thing many times’. Hence it agrees with singular verb.

3. If Sunit would have (a) solving this, he would have got a reward (b) / in the debate. (c) / No error (d)

(a)  If Sunit would have

(b) solving this, he would have got a reward 

(c) in the debate

(d) No error

Click Here to View Answer

(a) Correct the first part of the sentence as ‘Had Sunit been’.

4. One should (a) / be honest (b) / by his word (c) / in all situations. (d) / No error (e)

(a) One should

(b) be honest

(c) by his word

(d) in all situations

(e) No error

Click Here to View Answer

4. (c) Replace ‘to’ with ‘by’.

5. When the house was (a) / set on the fire (b) / all the neighbouring people (c) / ran and started extinguishing it. (d) / No error (e)

(a) When the house was

(b) set on the fire

(c) all the neighbouring people

(d) ran and started extinguishing it

(e) No error

Click Here to View Answer

(b) Delete ‘the’. ‘The’ is used to make something definite or specific. Here no Specific fire is being mentioned.

6. By this time next year (a) / Mritunjay has had (b) / settled in Buxar (c) / with his parents (d) / No error (e)

(a) By this time next year

(b) Mritunjay has had

(c) settled in Buxar

(d) with his parents

(e) No error

Click Here to View Answer

 (b) Replace ‘has had’ with ‘will have’.

7. All know (a) / that Rani is (b) / the most unique speaker (c) / of her class. (d) / No error (e)

(a) All know

(b) that Rani is

(c) the most unique speaker 

(d) of her class

(e) No error

Click Here to View Answer

(c) Delete ‘the most’ because ‘unique’ is itself a superlative. It does not take any other superlative with it.

8. Being a rainy day (a) / Ashis decided to stay indoors (b) / and enjoy himself (c) / with music. (d) / No error (e)

(a) Being a rainy day

(b) Ashis decided to stay indoors

(c) and enjoy himself

(d) with music

(e) No error

Click Here to View Answer

(a) Add ‘it’ before ‘being’.

9. I advised Prashant (a) / not to walk (b) / on the road (c) / lately at night. (d) / No error (e)

(a) I advised Prashant

(b) not to walk

(c) on the road

(d) lately at night

(e) No error

Click Here to View Answer

(d) Replace ‘lately’ with ‘late’.

10. Handsome is usually used (a) / of men but beautiful is not (b) / usually used to talk (c) / about man’s appearance. (d) / No error (e)

(a) Handsome is usually used

(b) of men but beautiful is not

(c) usually used to talk

(d) about man’s appearance

(e) No error

Click Here to View Answer

(d) ‘About man’s appearance’ should be replaced with ‘about a man’s appearance’.

To go back to TARGET SBI PO : Click Here

 

Tweet
Pin
Share2
+1
2 Shares