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Direction: 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. If the given sentence is correct, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
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Chennai Metro Rail has started issuing / 'issue trip cards' to commuters / on discounted rates / in an attempt to increase patronage.
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'On' indicates proximity and position above or outside. 'At' is used to indicate some specific activity. Hence, replace 'on' with 'at' to make the sentence grammatically correct.
The Corporation will facilitate / formation of livelihood groups / comprising widows and single women / and offered them jobs/ No error
Since the sentence is in simple future tense replace 'offered' with 'offer' to make the sentence grammatically correct.
As the media goes wild with speculation, / the only code of conduct which appears / to be that all is fair / in love, war and breaking news.
The given sentence is correct.
At the time when technology is growing / at a rapid pace in the world of entertainment, / innovations on stage and celluloid / keep the interests going between the audience.
Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as No error. Ignore the errors of punctuation if any.
The Delhi High Court ask the Centre (1)/ about the steps taken by it for appointing (2)/ a three-member committee to oversee (3)/ the issuance of advertisements by its Ministries. (4)
'Ask' should be replaced by 'asked' to make the sentence grammatically correct. It can be judged that it is a reported statement which means the incident has already happened; thus should use the tense that describes the past context.
Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.
It is always good to have been an application on your desktop or a mobile at your service within a click of a button.
'Have been' is used as a helping verb, but here we need a verb to convey the sense of possession. 'Have' as a verb means to possess, own, or hold. Thus, option C is the correct response.
The entrance to Aalankritha art gallery is invite to say the least, decked with paintings by Laxman Aelay.
'Invite' in the gerund form is used to refer a meaning of offering the promise of an attractive or enjoyable experience. Here the context is of the entrance being attractive and tempting and thus 'inviting' is the correct response. Hence, option A is the correct response.
Direction: A part of the given sentence is printed in bold. Alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B) (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark No correction/change required as the answer.
More than 50 industries halted their operations with the work participation in the nation-wide strike opposing the relaxations in the Labour Act.
'Workers' are the doer of the action in this statement, and the action is 'participating' in the strike. 'Participation' does not make any sense and fails to give any comprehensive meaning to the statement. Option D is the most suitable response.
Direction: In each question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct as it is, mark 'no correction required' as the answer.
Increasingly, in urban centres, there is a tendency among children and adolescents to skip breakfast, which happens to be the least important meal of the day.
This statement can be corrected only with the factual information that breakfast is actually the most important meal of the day and thus, option B is the most suitable response.
When people from world apart came together to create music, it is easy to call it magic.
The correct phrase is 'worlds apart' and it means very different or distant. Option B corrects that mistake and thus is the most appropriate response.
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