PSC/BANK ENGLISH GRAMMAR PREVIOUS QUESTIONS- PEQ3a

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ENGLISH PEQ3a

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical 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 5

1.       She is so lazy(1)/that she takes a  (2)/large number of time (3)/to complete such a small work (4)/ No error(5)

2.       Suman knows(1)/many languages, (2)/but his speech (3)/is inferior than his written work (4)/ No error(5)

3.       They are(1)/three sisters (2)/but neither of them (3)/is reliable (4)/ No error(5)

4.       What (1)/was it which (2)/pleased (3)/you so much? (4)/ No error(5)

5.       She slept(1)/to (2)/seven O’ clock (3)/I the morning (4)/ No error(5)

6.       The teacher hinted about(1)/the possibility of (2)/a postponement of (3)/the final examination (4)/ No error(5)

7.       Please do not(1)/ask me to (2)/forego (3)/my benefits (4)/ No error(5)

8.       it is believed(1)/that Karnataka is (2)/one of the large (3)/state in India (4)/ No error(5)

9.       The manager permitted (1)/him to pay (2)/the money on (3)/twenty four installments (4)/ No error(5)

10.   All the candidates(1)/have passed (2)/in the examination (3)/this year (4)/ No error(5)

11.   You would not be able(1)/to catch the bus (2)/lest (3)/you run (4)/ No error(5)

12.   Why did they(1)/engaged the foreign experts (2)/to make (3)/the nuclear weapons?  (4)/ No error(5)

13.   We feel(1)/she was sadder and more depressed (2)/than (3)/when we saw her last year (4)/ No error(5)

14.   The moon rises(1)/in the east (2)/and sets (3)/in west (4)/ No error(5)

15.   When(1) /they were tired (2)/they took rest (3)/under the shade of a tree (4)/ No error(5)

ANSWERS

1.       3

2.       4

3.       3

4.       2

5.       2

6.       1

7.       3

8.       4

9.       3

10.   3

11.   3

12.   2

13.   1

14.   4

15.   5