PRONOUN EXERCISE (Part-12)

                               

                   Pronoun

Directions(Q.1-50): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic 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 ‘E'.(Ignore errors of punctuation if any.) 

Questions

1-He claims to have (a) read Shakespeare’s all great tragedies (b) who is the greatest(c) playwright of English (d) no error.(e)

2-She was more (a) garrulous than (b) either of her(c) three sisters (d) no error.(e)

3- Sarita (a) being a sizzling hot girl (b) she gives the cold shoulder(c) to everyone (d) no error.(e)

4-Mine is (a) the same (b) condition(c) as your (d) no error. (e)

5-Having visited the Zoo (a) along with my friends yesterday (b) they went to their houses (c)and I came back to my (d) no error.(e)

6-He lent me some (a) money on the condition (b) that I would return the same(c) before examination (d) no error.(e)

7-There are (a) twelve laborious employees (b) and eight lazy one(c) in this company (d) no error.(e)

8- I ran across (a) John and she (b) on the road(c) yesterday (d) no error.(e)

9-The boy (a) whom we met at (b) the railway station last night (c) is a delightful speaker (d) no error. (e)

10-I get (a) to see several people in this park daily (b) but none of them(c) has come today (d) no error.(e)

Solutions

1. (b) Use ‘all great tragedies of Shakespeare’ because who is used for Shakespeare.

2. (c) Replace ‘Either’ by ‘Any’ because either is used for two persons or things.

3. (c) Remove ‘She’. It is superfluous.

4. (d) Replace ‘Your’ by ‘yours’ because we always need a noun after your.

5. (d) Replace ‘My’ by ‘Mine’ because we always need a noun after my.

6. (c) ‘Same’ should be replaced by ‘it’ because the same can not be used at the place of a noun.

7. (c) ‘One’ should be replaced by ‘ones’ because we use plural noun or pronoun after ‘two, three, four etc.

8. (b) Replace ‘She’ by ‘Her’ because John and her are objects in the sentence.

9. (b) Replace ‘Whom’ by ‘Who’ because it becomes subject of ‘is’.

10. (e) No error.

Questions

11-I don’t like (a) those who drag (b) me into any affair without any (c) rhyme or  reason (d)no error.(e)

12-The Board of directors (a) want all possible facilities (b) and allowances for (c) itself (d) no error.(e)

13-I and you (a) should leave (b)no stone unturned (c) to be successful in life (d)no error.(e)

14-Her way of (a)speaking is  (b) more impressive(c) than your (d) no error.(e)

15-Every man and (a) every woman is trying (b) their best to get the children(c) well educated (d) no error.(e)

16-The principal and (a) the teacher (b) have decided (c) to go to picnic along with his students for the change (d) no error.(e)

17-She looks down upon everybody (a) and everything who (b) makes her retrospect (c)  of her past tragedy (d) no error.(e)

18-None (a) of these two girls (b) has watched(c) this movie before (d) no error.(e)

19-Each of (a) the four blockbuster movies (b) of Amir Khan (c) is worth watching (d) no error. (e)

20-Last night (a) I enjoyed a lot (b) with my friends (c) at the party (d) no error. (e)

Solutions

11. (e) No error.

12. (d) Replace ‘itself’ by ‘Themselves’ because ‘The board of directors’ are plural.

13. (a) It should be ‘you and I’ because the sentence is in the positive sense.

14. (d) ‘Your’ should be replaced by ‘yours’.

15. (c)Replace ‘Their’ by ‘His’ because two nouns that are joined with ‘each and every’ take singular verb and pronoun.

16. (d) Replace ‘His’ by ‘their’ because subject is the principal and the teacher.

17. (b) Replace ‘Who’ by ‘that’ because it is used for everybody and everything.

18. (a) Use ‘neither’ because ‘none’ is used for more than two persons or things.

19. (d) No error.

20. (b) Use ‘myself’ after ‘enjoy’ because it takes a reflexive pronoun if there is no object after it.

Questions

21-Seema is such an (a) intelligent and honest student (b) that we(c) expected (d) no error (e).

22-This is the boy (a) as met me some days ago and (b) won our sympathy(c) and affection at first sight (d) no error (e).

23-Any of the two (a) novels which describes (b) the real story of his childhood(c) is worth reading (d) no error (e)

24-Every of the five students (a) preparing for competitive (b) exams is accomplished (c) in mathematics (d) no error.(e)

25-Ramesh asked (a) for money to buy a new bike (b) but his father did (c) not give (d) no error.(e)

26-You and myself (a) will move heaven and earth (b) to get a prestigious job (c) in a renowned organization this year (d)no error.(e)

27-“They who are protesting (a) against SSC scam will not move from the CGO office (b) until they get the solution of their problems” said the(c) leader of the students (d) no error.(e)

28- I gave (a) all the Magazines to one of my friends that (b) I had bought (c) in Delhi (d) no error.(e)

29-The people (a) of Delhi are more (b) sedulous than(c) Lucknow (d) no error. (e)

30-There is none (a) who can stand by you (b) in this crucial moment(c)of your life (d)no error.(e)

Solutions

21. (c) Replace ‘that’ by ‘as’ because it has been used in the response of such.

22.  (b) Replace ‘as’ by ‘who’ because it has been used for ‘Boy’.

23. (a) Replace ‘Any’ by ‘Either’ because any is used for more than two persons or things.

24. (a) Replace ‘Every’ by ‘Everyone’ because every is an adjective and it needs a noun.

25. (a) Use ‘it’ after ‘give’ because give is a transitive verb and it always takes an object.

26. (a) Replace ‘myself’ by ‘I’ because myself is a reflexive pronoun and it can not be a subject.

27. (a) Replace ‘they’ by ‘those’.

28. (b) It should be ‘gave one of my friends all the magazines’ because that has been used for magazines.

29. (d) It should be ‘those of Lucknow’ because comparison is with ‘people’.

30. (b) Replace ‘who’ by ‘that’ because we use ‘that’ after these words – all, the same, none, the only, the little, the few.

Questions

31-This is the same (a) dog which met with an accident yesterday (b) but fortunately did not(c) get any serious injury (d) no error.(e)

32-Whomever (a) comes late will not be allowed (b) to sit for (c) the examination (d)no error.(e)

33-The only book (a) which I have written (b) is selling like a hot cake (c) now-a-days (d) no error. (e)

34- The colleges (a) affiliated with this university (b) are better than (c) that university (d) no error.(e)

35-He is one of (a) those who would much rather (b)sacrifice his life than turn (c) disloyal to the country (d)no error.(e)

36-The Doctor ordered (a) the peon to (b) let Seema (c) and I come in (d) no error.(e)

37-They also help the poor (a) who really sympathize (b) with them in the moments (c) of the distress (d)no error.(e)

38-The novel(a)I have written  (b)influences people more (c)than you have(d)no error.(e)

39-He was much (a) more delightful than me (b) to see the enchanting and captivating scene (c) of Kashmir (d) no error.(e)

40-The five sisters (a) are at draggers-drawn (b) so they feel it below their dignity(c) to talk to each other (d) no error.(e)

Solutions

31. (b) Replace ‘which’ by ‘that’ .for detailed explanation, see explanation 30.

32. (a) Replace ‘whomever’ by ‘whoever’ because it is the subject of the verb ‘comes’.

33. (b) Replace ‘which’ by ‘that’ for detailed explanation, see explanation 30.

34. (d) Use ‘those affiliated with that university’ because comparison is with colleges.

35. (c) Replace ‘his by their’ because it has been used for ‘those’.

36. (d) Replace ‘I’ by ‘me’ we use objective case of a pronoun after ‘ let, but, except and all prepositions.

37. (e) no error.

38. (d) Use ‘the one after than’ because comparison is with ‘Novel’.

39. (b) Replace ‘me' by ‘I' because comparison is with ‘he’ that is a subjective case.

40. (d) Replace ‘each other by one another because each other is used for two persons or things.

Questions

41- These problems (a) are not only yours (b) but they are(c) my also (d) no error.(e)

42-If anyone has (a) completed the test (b) she may (c) go home (d) no error.(e)

43-One should (a) be faithful and loyal to his (b) country in all(c) circumstances (d) no error.(e)

44-The boy (a) which was arrested (b) growled at the police inspector (c) who was taking him to prison (d)no error .(e)

45-Everybody (a) who was working in that office gave(b)a day’s pay as their contributions (c) to the dependents of Mr. Sonu who had died in harness(d)no error.(e)

46-She (a) as well as her husband (b)made many sacrifices (c) to give their children a good education (d)no error.(e)

47-Though he was (a) much less experienced(b) he thought that he knew better(c) than me (d)no error.(e)

48-I introduced him (a) to my friends (b) as the anchor (c) of the program (d) no error.(e)

49-The guests (a) whom we are talking about (b) have come are (c) my brothers-in-law (d) no error. (e)

50-The girls (a) whom we met (b) at the theatre(c) were beautiful and brilliant (d)no error.(e)

Solutions

41. (d) Use ‘mine’ because ‘my’ is a possessive adjective and It always requires a noun.

42. (c) Replace ‘She’ by ‘He’. When the gender is not clear, preference is given to the masculine gender.

43. (b) Replace ‘his’ by ‘one’s 

44. (b) Replace ‘which’ by ‘who’ because it has been used for ‘boy’.

45. (c) Replace ‘their’ by ‘his’ because it has been used for ‘everybody’

46. (d) Replace ‘their’ by ‘her’ according to ‘She’.

47. (d) Replace ‘me’ by ‘I’ because comparison is with ‘he’.

48. (e) No error.

49. (b) Replace ‘whom’ by ‘who’ because it becomes the subject of ‘have come’.

50. (b) Replace ‘whom’ by ‘who’ because it becomes the subject of ‘were’.