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Directions (1-15): In each of the following sentences, five options are given. You are required to identify the best way of writing the sentence in the context of the correct usage of standard written English. While doing so, you have to ensure that the message being conveyed remains the same in all the cases. Option A repeats the question sentence, if the given sentence is correct as it is. Then, choose option A as your correct answer choice.
Q1. If some Indians look at where they are going, it can be seen that our goal is money.
(a) If some Indians look at where they are going, it can be seen that our goal is money.
(b) If some Indians look back to where they are going, it can be seen that our goal is money.
(c) If some Indians look at where they are going, it can be seen that their goal is money.
(d) If some Indians look at where they are going, they can see that their goal is money.
(e) If they Indians look at where they are going, they can see that their goal is money.
Q2. Sherry, a little girl with little talent for cooking, enjoys preparing Fried Rice.
(a) Sherry, a little girl with little talent for cooking, enjoys preparing Fried Rice.
(b) Sherry, is a little girl who has little talent for cooking but she enjoys preparing Fried Rice.
(c) Sherry, a little girl who has little cooking talent, enjoys preparing Fried Rice.
(d) Sherry, a girl with little talent for cooking, enjoys preparing Fried Rice.
(e) Sherry, a little girl, having little talent of cooking, still enjoys preparing Fried Rice.
Q3. Of all the persons I have ever met, Arjit is the most remarkable person.
(a) Of all the persons I have ever met, Arjit is the most remarkable person.
(b) Arjit is the most remarkable person of all the persons I have ever met.
(c) Of all the person I have ever met, Arjit is the most remarkable person.
(d) Of all the persons I have ever met, Arjit is the most remarkable.
(e) Arjit being the most remarkable person of all I have met.
Q4. Unless they reverse present policies immediately, the world may suffer irreversible damage from the unregulated use of Bio weapons.
(a) Unless they reverse present policies immediately, the world may suffer irreversible damage from the unregulated use of Bio weapons.
(b) Unless present policies are reversed immediately, the world may suffer irreversible damage from the unregulated use of Bio weapons.
(c) Unless present policies are reversed, the world may suffer irreversible damage by the unregulated use of Bio weapons.
(d) Unless present policies are reversed, the world may suffer irreversible damage through the unregulated use of Bio weapons.
(e) Unless reversal of the present policies happen, the world should suffer irreversible damage from the unregulated use of Bio-weapons.
Q5. The panel interviewed several candidates who they thought had the experience and qualifications the position at IIM Bangalore required.
(a) The panel interviewed several candidates who they thought had the experience and qualifications the position at IIM Bangalore required.
(b) The panel interviewed several candidates whom they thought had the experience and qualifications the position at IIM Bangalore required.
(c) The panel interviewed several candidates from whom they thought had the experience and qualifications the position at IIM Bangalore required.
(d) The panel interviewed several candidates which he thought had the experience and qualifications the position at IIM Bangalore required.
(e) The panel interviews several candidates who they thought has the experience and qualifications the position at IIM Bangalore required.
Q6. The trend toward a decrease in the working hours is already evident in the longer weekend given to employees in many multinational organizations.
(a) The trend toward a decrease in the working hours is already evident in the longer weekend given to employees in many multinational organizations.
(b) The trend toward a decrease in the working hours is all ready evident in the longer weekend given to employees is many multinational organizations.
(c) The trend toward a decrease in the working hours is allready evident in the longer weekend given to employees in many multinational organizations.
(d) The trend toward a decrease in the working hours is all in already evident in the longer weekend given to employees in many multinational organizations.
(e) The trend toward a decrease in working hours is already evidently in the longer weekend given to employers in many multinational organizations.
Q7. Using it wisely, leisure promotes health, long life, efficiency, and happiness.
(a) Using it wisely, leisure promotes health, long life, efficiency, and happiness.
(b) If used wisely, leisure promotes health, long life, efficiency, and happiness.
(c) Having used it wisely, leisure promotes health, long life, efficiency, and happiness.
(d) If it is used wisely, leisure promotes health, long life, efficiency, and happiness.
(e) If, when using wisely, leisure promotes health, long life, efficiency, and happiness.
Q8. We want the trainer to be him who has the best rapport knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication skills.
(a) We want the trainer to be him who has the best rapport knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication skills.
(b) We want the trainer to be he who has the best rapport knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication skills.
(c) We want him to be the trainer who has the best rapport knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication skills.
(d) We desire that the trainer be him who has the best rapport knowledge about the subject and the most superior communication skills.
(e) We would want the trainer to be him who has the best rapport knowledge about the subject and superior most communications skill.
Q9. If she were to win the Olympic medal, I for one would be surprised.
(a) If she were to win the Olympic medal, I for one would be surprised.
(b) If she were to go on to win the Olympic medal, I for one would be surprised.
(c) If she becomes the winner of the Olympic medal, I for one would be surprised.
(d) In the event that she would win the Olympic medal, I for one would be surprised.
(e) If she goes to win the Olympic medal, I for one would be surprised.
Q10. The soldiers were told to take a long arduous hike, pitch their camps, have dinner, and that they should be in bed by 10 p.m.
(a) The soldiers were told to take a long arduous hike, pitch their camps, have dinner, and that they should be in bed by 10 p.m.
(b) The soldiers were told to take an arduous hike, pitch their camps, have dinner, and that they should be in bed by 10 p.m.
(c) The soldiers were told to take a long arduous hike, pitch camp, have dinner, and be in bed by 10 p.m.
(d) The soldiers were told to take a long arduous hike, pitching their camps, have dinner, and be in bed by 10 p.m.
(e) The soldiers was told to take a long arduous hike, pitch camp, having dinner and to be in bed by 10 p.m.
Q11. The Indian government’s failing to keep its pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nation in the region.
(a) The Indian government’s failing to keep its pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nation in the region.
(b) The Indian government failing to keep it’s pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nations in the region.
(c) The Indian government’s failing to keep its pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nations in the region.
(d) The Indian government failing to keep its pledges will have the effect of earning distrust from all the other nations in the region.
(e) The Indian government’s fail to keep its pledges will have the effect of earning distrust of all other nations in the region.
Q12. Her elder brother along with her grandparents insist that she remain in the same college.
(a) Her elder brother along with her grandparents, insist that she remain in the same college.
(b) Her elder brother along with her grandparents insists that she remain in the same college.
(c) Her elder brother along with her grandparents are insisting that she remain in the same college.
(d) Her brother along with her grandparents have insisted that she remain in the same college.
(e) Her elder brother along with her grandparents insisted on the she remained in the same college.
Q13. Most students like to read these kind of books for using their spare time.
(a) Most students like to read these kind of books for using their spare time.
(b) Most students like to read these kind of book for using their spare time.
(c) Most students like to read this kind of book for using their spare time.
(d) Most students like to read this kind a book for using their spare time.
(e) Most students like to read this kind of book for using of their spare time.
Q14. Not only was he competent but also welcoming in nature.
(a) He not only was competent but also friendly in nature.
(b) Not only was he competent but also friendly in nature.
(c) He not only was competent but friendly too in nature.
(d) He was not only competent but also friendly in nature.
(e) He, not only was competent but friendly also in nature.
Q15. In the normal course, John will graduate from college and enter a Post Graduate course in two years.
(a) In the normal course, John will graduate from college and enter a Post Graduate course in two years.
(b) In the normal course, John will graduate college and enter a Post Graduate course in two years.
(c) In the normal course, John should graduate from college and enter a Post Graduate course in two years.
(d) In the normal course, John will be able to graduate from college and enter a Post Graduate course in two years.
(e) In the normal course, John would graduate of college and enter a Post Graduate course in two years.
Solutions
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S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Option D is the most appropriate answer. The pronoun ‘they’ has to match with ‘their’. In option A, B and C, the pronoun ‘it’ is wrongly used.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. A. No error. Option D is also correct grammatically, but it changes the message. In the context of the sentence, there has to be “a little girl” in the story. In option B, incorrect word usage and order.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. D. The other options repeat the word ‘person’ unnecessarily. Option E distort the meaning and incorrect grammar structure.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. B. Choice A suffers from the use of the ambiguous pronoun ‘they’. Choices C and D are correct grammatically but they change the message by dropping the word immediately.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. A. Choice A is correct because the subject of the verb “had” must be “who”, not whom. Which in Choice E should not be used to refer to a person.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. A. Already is an adverb; all ready is an adjectival construction. Allready is a misspelling. Choices D and E do not convey the thought of the sentence.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. B. One way of correcting a dangling participle is to change the participial phrase to a clause. Choices B and D substitute clauses for the phrase. However, choice D changes the meaning of the sentence.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. B. “He” is the subject of the sentence, which takes who as the relative pronoun.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. A. No error. Some of the other sentences are also grammatically correct, but are rejected on the grounds that Choice A is more concise than them. Remember, if there are more than one grammatically correct answer choices, then choose the one that is the most concise and well structured.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. C. This choice does not violate the parallel structure, neither does it change the original message. Option C and E follow the parallelism rule but in E plural verb ‘were’ will be used in the place of ‘was’.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Choice C corrects errors in the possessive form of government (needed before a verbal noun) and in option C ‘nations’ is used which is correct usage.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. B. The agreement should be between ‘Her elder brother’ and insists. In the usage of ‘along with’ the verb is used according to the first subject. Here, first subject is ‘Her elder brother’ and it is singular in meaning.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. C. This is also an error in agreement: Kind is singular and requires a singular modifier (this). In E option, preposition ‘of’ is not required. Only option C follows the grammar rule according to the singular word ‘kind’.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. D. This choice eliminates the error in parallel structure. Correlative conjunction “not only-but also” is used/placed near the word they qualify. Except in option D, the usage of “not only-but also” is incorrect.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. A. The correct idiom is graduate from. Choice C changes the meaning of the message. Other options have the error of preposition and tense consistency.
