English Grammar Lessons for competitive exams

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Short questions & Question tag

We say have you? / is it? / can't he? etc. to show that we are interested or surprised:

·                ‘You're late.’     ‘Oh, am I? I'm really sorry’

·                ‘I was ill last week.’     ‘Were you? I didn't know that.’

·                ‘It's raining again.’    ‘Is it?  It was sunny half an hour ago.’

·                 ‘There's a parcel for you.'     'Is there? Where is it?’

·                ‘Shyam can't drive.’    ‘Cant’ he? I didn’t know that.’

Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences.  

(A) My father told me he could do anything he wanted to do.

(B) I believed him.

(C) Dad said he wants to become the first photographer in our hometown.

(D) He wants to develop colour prints and so he did.

A and B

Only B

A and D

C and D

Explanation : C and D are grammatically incorrect. The error in both the sentences is in the tense. The whole paragraph is in the past tense. Hence, it cannot take present tense.

In this format four sentences are given. Three of the four sentences contain some type of grammatical error. One has to spot the correct sentence.

1. John, as well as his brothers, are coming today.
2. Is the old always more wiser than the young?
3. More than two boys were present in the class.
4. The wages of sin are death.

Explanation : Sent. A – subject-verb concord is wrong. Sent. B – Double comparative is wrong. Sent. D – Subject-verb concord is wrong. Hence only C is correct.

In this format four sentences are given. Three of the four sentences contain some type of grammatical error. One has to spot the correct sentence.