English Exercise on Grammar

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Here in this article, we are providing an English Exercise on Grammar based on our English Master Series Module. 

This Exercise will be very helpful while solving the questions of Spotting Errors and Fill in the blanks.

EXERCISE

1. A non banking financial company is a / financial institution similarly to a bank /

but it cannot issue  cheque books to customers. / No error.

2. Everyone agrees that / the Ganga is the holiest / of  all others rivers of India. / No error.

3. Krishna ran to the / nearing grocery store to /buy biscuits as his parents were expecting guests . / No error.

4. While giving a loan / you must check / if the borrower has sufficiently collateral to repay it. / No error.

5. Although his speech/ was not very clearly everyone understood / the underlying meaning. / No error.

6. One good__________is better than a world of_________.

a) statement, claims  b)day, years   c) friend, acquaintances   d) skilled, unskilled

7. It was nothing but a_____________courage_____________made Hari challenge the village panchayat.

a) French, which    b)Dutch, that   c)taunting, what     d) bold, when

8. ____________chemist in the older days was called an___________.

a) The, phyicist   b)Those, egoist      c) Then, analyst    d) A, alchemist

9. _____________hearing the news he felt____________ because his hard work had not borne fruit.

a) After, embellished    b)At, crestfallen   c)On, dejected      d)While, elated

10. He did__________ but__________.

a) nothing, cor plained    b) all, this     c) everything, passed     d)nothing, grudge

SOLUTION

1. A non banking financial company is a financial institution similar to a bank 

but it cannot issue cheque books to customers.

Explanation – Similarly is an adverb, that qualifies a verb. Similar must come here because an adjective qualifies a noun.

2.  Everyone agrees that the Ganga is the holiest of  all the rivers of India.

Explanation –  change all other rivers into all the rivers.

3.  Krishna ran to the nearby grocery store to buy biscuits as his parents were expecting guests .

Explanation –change nearing into nearby.

4. While giving a loan you must check if the borrower has sufficient collateral to repay it.

Explanation – Sufficient explains the quality of collateral which is a noun. Sufficiently is an adverb.

5. Although his speech was not very clear everyone understood the underlying meaning.

Explanation – Clearly is an adverb, which qualifies a verb. Clear explains the quality of speech.

6. friend, acquaintances

7. Dutch, that

8. A, alchemist

9. On, dejected  

10. nothing, grudge

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