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'.
1.(a ) She has been (b) working in this (c) office for (d) last five years.(e) No error.
2. (a) If you had got up (b) at the crack of dawn (c) you would not miss (d) the train.(e) No error.
3. (a) She gave me (b) a tinkle in the morning (c) much later (d) than I think .(e) No error.
4. (a) If he was not afraid of (b) spiders, he would pick it up (c) and throw it (d) out of the house.(e) No error.
5. (a) I want you to (b) pick up the box (c) of eggs gently and (d) kept it in the corner carefully.(e) No error
6. (a) She made several calls to you (c) the bell was going through(c) but nobody (d) pick up the phone (e) No error.
7. (a) The plot to assassinate (b) Mahatma Gandhi started long before (c) he was actually (d) shot dead (e)No error.
8. (a) He was with (b) me till now.(c) so don’t accuse him (d) of stealing the car.(e) No error.
9. (a) I have been adoring (b) her for (c) the husky voice and doe eyed with (d) which she is gifted.(e) No error.
10. (a) Had you succeeded (b) in getting there, (c) you would have (d) probably fall down.(e) No error.
Solutions
1. (c) Replace ‘for’ by ‘since’ because is used for ‘a period of time’
2. (c) Use ‘would not have missed’ because the sentence coming before ‘If’ is in the past perfect tense’
3. (d)Use ‘thought’ instead of ‘think’ because the sentence coming before it is in past tense.
4. (a)Use ‘were’ instead of ‘was’ because the sentence is imaginary.
5. (d) Use ‘keep’ instead of ‘kept’ b‘the verb’ coming before and after ‘and’ should be in the same form.
6. (d)Use ‘picked up’ instead of ‘pick up because the sentence coming before it, is in past tense.
7. (b) Use ‘had started’ because the sentence coming ‘before’ should be in the past perfect.
8. (a) Use ‘has been’ instead of ‘was’ because ‘up till now’ is used in present perfect tense.
9. (a) use I adore her.
10. (d) Use ‘fallen down’ instead of ‘fall down’ because we use 3rd form of a verb after ‘would have’.
Questions
11. (a) The number of students (b), preparing for competitive exams (c) is grew (d) over the years. (e)No error.
12. (a) they narrated (b) the whole incident verbatim (c) that happen (d) with them some days ago.(e) No error.
13. (a) “ Here is coming (b) the bus!” Sonia, (c) said Zaid when (d) she was worried. (e) No error.
14. (a) He told me (b) to do as he did (c) but I turned a deaf ear (d) to him. (e) No error.
15. (a) By this time next year he (b) has had (c) completed his graduation (d)from JNU . (e) No error.
16. (a)It is about time (b) you have taken (c) your children (d) to school .(e) No error.
17. (a) I had hoped (b) that I would see (c) you the other day, but (d) unfortunately I fell ill. (e) No error.
18. (a) The thief was caught red handed (b) before he disposed of (c) the stolen goods. (d) No error.
19. (a) She reached here, (b) did all the important work (c) and then has made (d) a call to one of her bosom friends. (e) No error.
20. (a) I could not understand (b) why she has not enlightened (c) me about her (d) career before . (e) No error.
Solutions
11. (c) Use ‘is growing’ because ‘grew’ is the 2nd form of a verb and it does not come after ‘is/ am/ are/ was/ were’.
12. (c) Use ‘happened’ instead of ‘happen’ because the sentence coming before it is in past tense.
13. (a) Use ‘here comes’ because in the exclamatory sentences that starts with ‘here or there’ we use simple present.
14. (e) No error.
15. (b) Use ‘would have’ instead of ‘has had’ because the sentence gives the meaning of future.
16. (b) Use ‘you took’ because we use simple past after ‘It is about time’.
17. (e) No error.
18. (a) Use ‘had been’ instead of ‘was’, see below structure.
Past perfect tense +before+ simple past tense.
The patient had died before the doctor came.
19. (c) Use ‘had’ instead of ‘has’ because the sentence coming before it, is in the past tense.
20. (b) Use ‘had’ because sentence is in the past.
Questions
21. (a) That two and two (b) always made (c) four cannot (d) be doubted.(e) No error.
22. (a) Nobody knows (b) when death (c) will knock at (d) his door.(e) No error.
23. (a) Rohit hopes to become (b) an officer after (c) he will have completed (d) his higher education.(e) No error.
24. (a) She along with her children (b) is going to Delhi today (c) as her eldest son (d) is down with fever. (e) No error.
25. (a) My brother (b) said to me.(c) “ when did (d) you visited the Taj Mahal here? (e) No error.
26. (a) He would not have (b) given this inflammatory speech (c) if he was not (d) instigated by his friend .(e) No error.
27. (a) The teacher said (b) to us that we (c) should stay at home (d) if it rains (e)No error.
28. (a) When the train will arrive at (b) the station (c) people will make a beeline at the gate (d) to get down from it (e) No error.
29. (a) Whenever (b) my mother is coming here,(c) she brings a lot of (d) chocolates for me .(e) No error.
30. (a) It is seeming (b) that you are familiar (c) to all the people (d) in this town .(e) No error.
Solutions
21. (b)Use ‘make’ instead of ‘made. It is universal truth.
22. (e) No error.
23. (e) No error.
24. (e) No error.
25. (d) Replace ‘visited’ by ‘visit’ because with ‘do/does/did’ we use first form of a verb.
26. (c) Replace ‘was not’ by ‘had not been’ to make the sentence correct.
27. (d) Use ‘rained’ instead of ‘rains’ because all the sentence is in the past.
28. (a) Replace ‘will arrive’ by ‘arrives’ because it is conditional sentence.
29. (b) ‘replace ‘is coming’ by ‘comes’ because it describes a habitual action.
30. (a) Use ‘It seems’ because ‘seem’ is a static verb.
Questions
31. (a) The old lady who is standing in that room(b) lived here for more than (c) five years but she has never talked (d) to me .(e) No error
32. (a) An atheist is a person (b) who is not believing in God (c) but a theist is a person (d) who believes in the existence of God woman. (e) No error.
33. (a) The secret of his good (b) health lies in the fact that (c) he is getting up at the crack of dawn (d) and goes for a morning walk daily (e) No error.
34. (a) Now- a days he teaches maths (b) because the teacher of maths (c) has been coming (d) for two months.(e) No error.
35. (a) she seems to be vivacious and cheerful (b) because her parents (c) had come to Delhi (d) to spend some time with her.(e) No error.
36. (a) “ It is high time (b) you are starting (c) saving money for the future (d) my friend said to me.(e) No error.
37. (a) I have come (b) to know today that (c) you have met with (d) an accident last week .(e) No error.
38. (a) Many of my friends (b) are living in (c) my vicinity but (d) none of them came to my house yet.(e) No error.
39. (a) She says(b) that she will not go to school (c) by cycle (d) in case it will rain (e) No error.
40. (a) I will let you know(b) as soon as I will get (c) any information (d) regarding your salary .(e) No error.
Solutions
31. (b) ‘lived’ should be replaced by ‘have lived’ or ‘have been living’.
32. (b) Use ‘Who does not believe’ because it is a static verb.
33. (c) Use ‘He gets up’ instead of ‘he is getting up’ because it is a habitual action.
34. (a) Use ‘he is teaching mathematics’ because ‘now a days’ is generally used in the continuous tense.
35. (c) Replace ‘had’ by ‘have' because the sentence is in the present tense.
36. (b) Use ‘you started’ because after ‘It is time/It is high time/ It is good time/ It is about time’ we use simple past tense.
37. (c) Replace ‘have met’ by ‘met’ because ‘last week/month/year’ are generally used in the simple past tense.
38. (d) Replacer ‘came’ by ‘has come’ because ‘yet and so far’ are generally used in the present perfect tense.
39. (d) Replace ‘will rain’ by ‘rains’ because after ‘incase/as soon as/as long as/when/before/after/until/till/unless’ we use simple present tense.
Example- I will call you when I will reach home. (incorrect)
I will call you when I reach home. (correct)
40. (b) Use ‘I get’ instead of ‘will get’. See explanation of 39.
Questions
41. (a) When she will go home (b) her mother will (c) give her (d) a sound thrashing, be sure (e) No error.
42. (a) This is, indeed,(b) the first time in my life that (c) I met (d) such a wonderful man. (e) No error.
43. (a) Before the alarm (b) stopped ringing (c) she had pulled up (d) the shade .(e) No error.
44. (a) I have been knowing (b) him for two years (c) but I don’t know (d) where he resides in this city .(e) No error.
45. (a) I lived (b) in Lucknow since 2011, (c) therefore I know everything about this city.(e)No error.
46. (a) If he had (b) a few hours to spare,(c) he would have spent (d) them with the poor . (e) No error.
47. (a) All the flowers (b) in this area will definitely wither (c) before the rains (d) will fall. (e) No error.
48. (a) If you would have behaved properly, (b) in the class you would not have been (c) thrown out of the class (d) like this. (e) No error.
49. (a) She told me that (b) if the police had reached on time (c),the thief would not (d) have take to heels .(e) No error.
50. (a) I wish (b) he caught you red handed (c) when you were (d) breaking into his house (e) No error.
Solutions
41. (a) Use ‘she goes home’. See explanation of 39.
42. (c) Use ‘have met’ instead of ‘met’. We use present perfect after ‘It is first time/second time/third time etc. or It is the best/worst/easiest etc.
Example- It is the best book that I ever written. (incorrect)
It is the best book that I have ever written. (correct)
43. (e) No error.
44. (a) Replace ‘have been knowing’ by ‘have known’ because ‘know’ is a static verb.
45. (a) Use ‘have lived or have been living’.
46. (a) Use ‘he had had a few hours’ to make the sentence correct.
47. (d) Use ‘falls’ instead of ‘will fall’. See the explanation of 39.
48. (a) Replace ‘would have’ by ‘had’ to make the sentence correct.
49. (d) Use ‘taken to heels’ because we use third form of a verb after ‘would have’.
50. (b) use " had caught" to make the sentence correct.
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