In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
My friend who returned from Florida
after a stay of many years there said
that the climate of Florida is
very much like Madras in summer
Correct Answer :
C. that the climate of Florida is
....of Florida was The sentence is in Indirect Speech (as the reporting verb said indicates) and hence a past tense in the principal clause is followed by a past tense in the subordinate clause.
Related Questions
In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
On entering the meeting hall
loud cheers greeted the Prime Minister
who acknowledged them with a smile
and waved back happily at the gathering
In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.
Men are wanted
for the army,
and the navy, and the air force,
No error.
Four words are given ineach question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
Happened
Happenned
Hapened
Hapenned
In the following questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word. [SSC Multi tasking 2013]
objectionable
objectioneble
objecktionable
objectionablle
In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (d). i.e., No error.
I went there
with a view to survey
the entire procedure.
No error
In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (d). i.e., No error.
He was present
in the court
to give witness.
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
The salesman gave us
a big spiel about why
we should buy his product.
No error
In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
The old movie shown today on the TV
was better than any movie
that had been shown
during the last eight months
In the following questions four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt.
exilarate
exhilerate
exsilarate
exhilarate
In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
Excessive eating
is injurious
for health.
No error
In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
Every flower and
every leaf
proclaim the
glory of God.
There are four words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word :
Manoeuvre
Manueover
Manuovere
Maneouvre
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
It has been such a wonderful evening,
I look forward to meet you again
after the vacations
No error
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
The company has
set off itself some stiff production
goals for this year
No error
In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
The Socialist party is
as good if not better
than any other
political party.
Every teacher / and every student / of this school is determined to do their best / for the benifit of all.
Every teacher
and every student
of this school is determined to do their best
for the benifit of all
As and when you are needing / my help, I am / always there to help / you whole heartedly.
As and when you are needing
my help, I am
always there to help
you whole heartedly
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake error in it. The error if any, will be any part of the sentence. Make the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'd) No error', mark.
The sum and substance
of his speech
were essentially anti-establishment
No error
In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
He would not listen to us at all
and it was quite apparent that
he had other different sources of information
than what we were relying on
In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
Pickpocketers are
sometimes spotted
by policemen
at bus stops
In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
The man
who was
killed he was
my cousin.
In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
Pollution effects more people
today than it ever did in the past
because more people live near industrial units
and inhale noxious gases from the atmosphere
By the time India will / achieves a better position / in the world, India will be / the most popular country.
By the time India will
achieves a better position
in the world, India will be
the most popular country
The guests / whom we were talking / about have arrived / are my relatives.
The guests
whom we were talking
about have arrived
are my relatives
In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
The chairman reviewed the many details
connecting with the profitability
of the Company and then decided that
further expansion was not desirable
In the following questions four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt.
marquee
markue
marquei
marquie
In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
He is so versatile
that he is capable of beating
all his other classmates
both in studies, public speaking and sports
In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
I want a
better and
efficient
servant
In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
The set of enactments passed by the assembly
have been sent to the Council
for consideration by its members
before being notified in the gazette
In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
If I knew all the facts,
I would not have stood bail for him
and defended him to my friends who
had warned me to keep away from him