Sentence correction questions -2

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.

John, as well as his brothers, are coming today.
Is the old always more wiser than the young?
More than two boys were present in the class.
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.

This book does not have their cover.
He gave me many wrong informations.
He is one of the bright students of the class.
Did you apply for lecturership?

Explanation :Sent. A – Antecedent – pronoun concord is wrong. Sent. B – information is an abstract, uncountable noun and can never be plural. Sent. D. – there is no word like ‘lecturership’ in English.

Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences.

(A) Ralph Denison was arrested on for the theft of an airplane.

(B) He was sentenced for 90 days' imprisonment last year.

(C) Denison said that he has been treated for depression for a year.

(D) He even wanted to end his life.

Only A

A and B

A, B and C

B, C and D

Explanation : A, B and C are incorrect sentences. It is erroneous to say "arrested on for ........" The correction is “arrested for .......". In B the correction is 'sentenced to …....' "not sentenced for". In C "has been" is incorrect. It should take the past perfect tense i.e., "had been" because the sentence refers to two actions and the action that finishes is always in the past; so the action that finishes second will always be in past perfect tense.

Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences.

(A) There was knock at the door.

It was a small boy, just about five years old.
Something of his had found its way into my garage.
Upon opening the garage's door I found it was a baseball.

Only A

A and B

A, B and D

A, B and C

Explanation : A and B and D are incorrect. In A it should be 'a knock'. In B, it is erroneous to say 'just about’. The correction is 'about five years ….....'. In D it is erroneous to say 'garage's door'. Inanimate things do not take apostrophe and s; therefore it should be ‘opening the door of the garage.’

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.

As an artist he is as good if not better than Ramesh.
Mohan does not know to swim.
He is blind with one eye.
One of the rooms has been closed for a week.

Explanation : Sent. A – the positive degree should be completed ‘as good as.’ Sent. B – ‘how to swim’ instead of ‘to swim.’ Sent. C – the preposition is wrong; it should be ‘in’ and not ‘with.’

Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences.

(A) We left Miami one hot July day.

(B) Our first stop was Lourdes, France.

(C) We were crossing the Pyrenees in a rented van.

(D) It was almost seven-hour trip up green mountains.

A and B

Only D

A and D

B and C

Explanation : Statements ‘A’ and 'D' are grammatically incorrect. In ‘A’ the phrase ‘one hot July day’ is wrong. It should be ‘one hot day in July.’ In ‘D’ the articles are missing; hence the correction is 'an almost seven-hour trip up the'.

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.

Ram disappointed his mother in that he didn't write to her very often.
In a hour's time when I had finished the work I got up and slipped out unnoticed.
I walked on as fastly as I could until I reached the road which led to my house.
I am surprised at not having saw her even though she was standing in front of me.

Explanation : Sent. B – the article is wrong – ‘an hour’s time’ not ‘a hour’s time.’ Sent. C – the adverb is wrong, there is no such word as ‘fastly’ – it should be ‘fast.’ Sent. D – ‘Not having seen’ in place of ‘not having saw’ – the past participle makes the verb correct.

Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences.

(A) My mother felt too weak for sight-seeing.

(B) She preferred to spend her time with my cousin.

(C) She had been knowing her all her life.

(D) She had even seen her children grow up.

B and D

A and C

A, C and D

B and C

Explanation : The correction in ‘A’ is ‘too weak to go sight-seeing.' One cannot be too weak for something but can be too weak to do something i.e. 'too' goes with 'to' but not 'for'. The correction in C is 'has known'. The correction in D is ' has even watched her children....' We ‘watch’ children grow up and not 'see'. In sentences C and D the tense of the verb has to be the present perfect tense, since both the mother and the cousin are still living.

Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences.

(A) Kelly was born in Pakistan to an Irish teacher.

(B) He was educated at New Zealand.

(C) He made name for himself in medicine.

(D) He is now a paediatric heart surgeon at the Royal Children's Hospital.

Only A

B and C

A, C and D

A and D

Explanation : B and C are grammatically incorrect. The correction in B is 'educated in New Zealand'. The correction in C is 'he made a name......'.

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.

I have some milk but I do not have some sugar.
The teacher asked him to explain why had he been absent for such a long time.
One of our most serious problems are the growing menace of terrorism.
My brother has been ill for a long time.

Explanation : Sent. A – ‘Do not have any sugar’ instead of ‘some sugar’ – ‘any’ is used with negation. Sent. B – arrangement of words ‘had he’ is wrong; it should be ‘he had’ in accordance with rules for reported speech. Sent. C – subject-verb concord is wrong.

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.

The Major along with his soldiers were killed in the battlefield today.
The movie began when we arrived.
The economical condition of the county is very bad.
In my opinion respect is preferable to money.

Explanation : Sent. A – When subjects are joined with ‘along with’ the verb follows the first subject and so it should be singular here. Sent. B – ‘Had begun’ is correct, since the movie had already started. Sent. C – The adjective is wrong; it should be ‘economic’ and not ‘economical.’