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ENGLISH USAGE MCQs
In each of the questions below, there are four statements which express the same idea. Choose the alternative that is most concise and clear.
A. The dull are likely to have a limited conceptual grasp.
B. It is unlikely that the dull would have adequate conceptual grasp.
C. The dull are not likely to grasp concepts easily.
D. It is unlikely that the dull can grasp concepts easily.
E. None of these.
:
C
Option C is the most concise and clear.
Given are sets of three sentences. One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or Standard English usage. Identify only the sentences that are incorrect.
A. None except her and her father arrived at the venue in time.
B. Either you, or your brother or sister ought to have informed me.
C. Neither the students nor their teacher or the school came forward to tender an apology.
:
B
option (c)
The usage of neither is incorrect in this sentence. Neither can be followed by ‘or’ or ‘nor’, but as per the rules of parallelism nor cannot be substituted the next time by ‘or’. Answer: is opton (B)
In the following questions, there are sentences or parts of sentences labeled A, B, C, D and E.Choose for your answer the fragment that carries an error. Ignore punctuation errors if any.
A. I’ve been in Delhi for four days now
B. and so far the stay had been uneventful,
C. barring a stray incident
D. where I walked into a lamppost then walked around Connaught Place
E. with a bloody nose.
:
D
option D should read as ‘in which I walked into . . .’ or ‘when I walked into . . . .’
option D
In the following questions, there are sentences or parts of sentences labeled A, B, C, D and E . Choose for your answer the fragment that carries an error. Ignore punctuation errors if any.
A. I’ve been in Delhi for four days now
B. and so far the stay had been uneventful,
C. barring a stray incident
D. where I walked into a lamppost then walked around Connaught Place
E. with a bloody nose.
:
D
option D should read as ‘in which I walked into . . .’ or ‘when I walked into . . . .’
option D
Given are sets of three sentences. One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or Standard English usage. Identify only the sentences that are incorrect.
A. Everybody spoke up in unison for their rights.
B. One has to reckon with the fact that he is ultimately responsible for his own deeds.
C. Let me tell you this is not simply possible.
:
E
option (e)
All the sentences are incorrect. ‘Everybody’ should be followed by singular verb and not ‘their’, which is plural. Similarly, ‘One’ should be followed by the pronoun ‘one is’ and not ‘he’, (C) is awkward due to the incorrect usage of modifier ‘not’. Answer: (E)
Given are sets of three sentences. One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or Standard English usage. Identify only the sentences that are incorrect
A. What I have been able to imply from this article is that mathematics is at the root of most physical Sciences.
B. Many of the most energetic students end up as under-achievers in life because of the lack of focus on their goals.
C. None of those little naughty boys have turned up today.
:
E
option (e)
‘Imply’ in (1) should be replaced by ‘infer’. ‘None of’ should be followed by singular verb ‘has’ and not plural verb ‘have’. Therefore, (A) and (C) are incorrect. Answer: (E)
Given are sets of three sentences. One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or Standard English usage. Identify only the sentences that are incorrect
A. What I have been able to imply from this article is that mathematics is at the root of most physicalsciences.
B. Many of the most energetic students end up as under-achievers in life because of the lack offocus on their goals.
C. None of those little naughty boys have turned up today.
:
E
Option (e)
‘Imply’ in (1) should be replaced by ‘infer’. ‘None of’ should be followed by singular verb ‘has’ and notplural verb ‘have’. Therefore, (A) and (C) are incorrect. Answer: (5)
In the following questions, there are sentences or parts of sentences labeled A, B, C, D and E . Choose for your answer the fragment that carries an error. Ignore punctuation errors if any.
A. This study takes its place alongside earlier research showing
B. that kids who are allowed to serve their own food
C. take smaller portions than they would typically be served
D. and ate 25 percentage less, and that kids tend to eat more
E. when the portions on their plates have been double.
:
D
25 percentage less is erroneous – 25 percent less is correct usage. Use the word “percent” with numbers; use “percentage” without using a number. For example: 50 percent children, and a considerable percentage of children.
option D
In the following questions, there are sentences or parts of sentences labeled A, B, C, D and E . Choose for your answer the fragment that carries an error. Ignore punctuation errors if any.
A. To be citizen is to possess the rights
B. enshrined in our constitution,
C. and equally, the obligation of duty.
D. When one citizen upholds an individual right for another,
E. the enacts his duty to himself.
:
D
(d) the preposition for should be corrected to of ‘right of another’, rather than ‘right for another’
option D
In the following questions, there are sentences or parts of sentences labeled A, B, C, D and E . Choose for your answer the fragment that carries an error. Ignore punctuation errors if any.
A. A growing body of evidence is supporting the “use-it-or-lose-it” hypothesis of aging well.
B. It says staying mentally active helps keep the brain in shape.
C. So far, research has focused on reading,
D. crossword puzzles,
E. and learning languages.
:
D
Parallelism error.Reading, learning languages are in ing form, but crossword puzzles (a noun) is not parallel. It should be changed to doing crossword puzzles. We can also make the sentence parallel by changing it to : focused on books, crossword puzzles, and languages. Then the error will be in two fragments. Hence it is not possible to work the question that way.
option D