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Grammar Rules: Articles Test 259
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    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as given, mark option E, i.e. "No error" as the answer. Ignore the errors of punctuation.

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    Illegal sand mining has become (1)/ a boom business fuelled (2)/ by the ever-increasing demand (3)/ of the construction industry. (4)
    Solutions
    The error lies in the second part of the sentence. 
    "Boom" can either be used as a noun, a verb or an adjective. The given segment already has a noun i.e. "business" and the word "boom" here describes the business (works as an adjective). Hence, it should be replaced by its adjective form i.e. "booming" which means having a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth. Thus, option B is the right response.
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    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    Celebrities showed their child side (1)/ yesterday, as most of them turned up wearing (2)/ cartoon T-shirts for the screening of (3)/ the latest animated film in town. (4)
    Solutions
    The error is in the first part of the statement. The context of the sentence is that the celebrities wore cartoon T-shirts at the screening of the latest animated film and in doing so, they displayed a behaviour associated with a child. So, we need an adjective implying the same meaning to qualify the noun 'side' meaning 'a particular aspect of a situation or a person's character'. 'Child' is a noun and must be replaced by adjective 'childlike' or 'childish' to make the sentence correct.
    So, the correct answer is option 1.
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    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as given, mark option E, i.e. "No error" as the answer. Ignore the errors of punctuation.

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    The noise was (1)/ so faintly that (2)/ one had to strain (3)/ one's ears to hear it. (4)
    Solutions
    The error is in the second part of the sentence. 'Faintly' is an adverb. However, in the given sentence, we require an adjective to qualify the nature of the noise (a noun). Thus, the adjective 'faint' should be used.
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    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. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation if any.

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    As he walked into the cafeteria (1)/ he noticed that his stride (2)/ was just a little more bouncier than (3)/ when he had first walked into the school. (4)
    Solutions
    The error is in the third part of the statement.
    Here, it is an error of double comparatives. The comparative form of an adjective or adverb is formed by adding the suffix -er or by placing 'more' or 'less' before the adjective. So, 'was just a little bouncier than' should be used instead of 'was just a little more bouncier'.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as given, mark option E, i.e. "No error" as the answer. Ignore the errors of punctuation.

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    He hired two coolies (1)/ because the luggage was (2)/ too much heavy (3)/ for one. (4)
    Solutions
    The error is in part (C) of the sentence. Replace ‘too much’ with ‘much too’.
    The structures for much too and too much are:
    Much too + adjective
    Example: Much too painful, much too careless, much too wicked
    Too much + noun
    Example: too much pain, too much carelessness, too much insincerity
    Certain nouns are always used in singular and followed by singular verbs. These are not used in the plural sense and do not take on plural verbs.  For e.g. hair, issue, advice, information, scenery, luggage, mischief, bread, abuse, furniture, land, business, machinery, poultry etc. (Detailed discussion right after examples). Thus, 'luggage was' is correct.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as given, mark option E, i.e. "No error" as the answer. Ignore the errors of punctuation.

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    According to the Labour Ministry, (1)/ the money earned (2)/ by farmers is usually (3)/ spent on buying newly equipment. (4)
    Solutions
    The error lies in the fourth part of the sentence. To describe equipment, an adjective must be used. Newly is an adverb, the correct adjective form is new. 
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the following sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation if any.

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    At present China is the (1)/ world’s leader manufacturer (2)/ of environment-friendly products (3)/such as electric cars and bicycles. (4)
    Solutions
    The error is in the second part of the statement. We need to replace the noun 'leader' by the adjective 'leading' to qualify the noun 'manufacturer'.
    So, the correct answer is option B.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    Humour is a better way (1)/ to provide social commentary on (2)/ controversy issues and some movies (3)/ do that successfully. (4)
    Solutions

    The error is in part (3) of the sentence. The use of noun "controversy" is incorrect here. We need a word to modify the noun "issues". So, the adjective form of "controversy" should be used which is "controversial".

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    Since the lion was (1)/ very illness, all the other animals (2) / in the forest gave the lion (3)/ a lot of medicines. (4)
    Solutions
    The error is in the second part of the statement. Replace 'illness' with 'ill' as we do not need a noun but an adjective here to modify the noun 'lion'.  So, the correct option is B.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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    We are confident that the steps (1)/ we have taken to attract talented people (2)/ and build a solid organization (3)/ will ensure that we remain profitably. (4)
    Solutions
    The error is in the last part of the statement. Use 'profitable' in place of 'profitably' as an adjective is required to modify the pronoun 'we' and not an adverb.
    Hence, option D is the correct answer.
    Note: We don't need to repeat the infinitive (to) or helping verbs (like will, can, is, are, etc.) with parallel verbs.
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