Dear Aspirants
Here in this article, we are providing an English Exercise on Grammar based on our English Master Series Modules.
This Exercise will be very helpful while solving the questions of Spotting Errors and Fill in the blanks.
EXERCISE
1. Towns after towns were / conquered / by him but he found no peace. / No error.
2. When we reached the fair / we found that there / was no place to stand. / No error.
3. All the evidences were / against him and he was / held guilty. / No error.
4. My cousin brother is cheater / and he / cheats his family members and friends too. / No error.
5. The cattle in the meadow / was terrified to hear / the roar of a lion which appeared to be wild with anger. / No error.
6. As a ____________of systematic inadequacies, India as a nuclear-weapons state is yet to resolve the ____________of organizing its defense forces.
a)consequence, dilemmas b)flaw, dispute c)standpoint, chaos d)crux, essence
7. There have been other committees which had _____________these problems and had made quite practical__________.
a)Scrutinized , institution b)ventured, impact c)examined, proposals d)geared, solutions
8. Deepavali should not be an ___________where ________and concern go up in smoke.
a)Area , care b)avenue, rituals c)occasion, caution d)auspices, peril
9. We should ________________our traditional ways to utilize the knowledge of medicine to plug the _________in modern healthcare.
a)tackle, unawareness b)implement, efficiency c)forward, research d)evolve, loopholes
10. It is really sad that an organisation which openly' ___________the constitution and the national flag and __________the national movement is not being checked.
a)challenges, sustains b)decries, betrayed c)disowns, hails d)reviews, rebuked
SOLUTION
1. Town after town were conquered by him but he found no peace.
Explanation – Town after town is the correct form.
2. When we reached the fair we found that there was no room to stand.
Explanation – Room means enough empty space for people or things to be fitted in.
3. All the evidence was against him and he was held guilty.
Explanation – Evidence is an uncountable noun. It has no plural form. So, singular verb was should be used.
4. My cousin is a cheat and he cheats his family members and friends too.
Explanation – Cousin brother and cheater are words formed in India due to Indianization of English Language.
5. The cattle in the meadow were terrified to hear the roar of a lion which appeared to be wild with anger.
Explanation – Cattle is a plural noun. Change was into were.
6. consequence, dilemmas
7. examined, proposals
8. occasion, caution
9. evolve, loopholes
10. decries, betrayed
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