Sunday 11 August 2013

Sentence Corrections Exercise No 6,7,8 & 9 with Answers and clarifications


Exercise No. E 6.

Find out error in the following sentences if any and mark Sr. no. of the relative part. In case of no error mark Sr no.5.

Ignore punctuation errors.

A. 1.Where he was born, 2. when he was born 3. how he lived 4.are all a mystery. 5.No error. 

B. 1. He 2. who knows 3.that he knows 4. knows nothing. 5.No error. 

C. 1.Your statement 2.that you find 3.the purse in the street 4.will not be believed. 5.No error. 

D. 1.After a few questions, 2. the interview members found that 3. he is fit 4.for the job.5. No error.

E. 1. Little did I know 2. that he will 3. not abide by instructions 4. of his parents.5. No error.



Exercise No. E 7.


Find out error in the following sentences if any and mark Sr. no. of the relative part. In case of no error mark Sr no.5.

Ignore punctuation errors.

A. 1.My boss 2.enquired from me 3. that I 4.could handle the project.

B.1.  I asked my friend2. that where 3.he had been 4.for so many days.

C. 1.I asked her2. that if 3.she had seen 4.my son in the garden.

D. 1.She proposed him2. that they should have 3.their dinner together 4.that day.

E. 1.He suggested his mother 2. that she should not 3.go to the market 4.as it was dark then.



Exercise No. E 8.


Find out error in the following sentences if any and mark Sr. no. of the relative part. In case of no error mark Sr no.5.

Ignore punctuation errors.

A. 1. Unless 2.you do not 3.take your medicine regularly, 4.you cannot get well.

B. 1.She asked the stranger 2.who he is 3.and where 4.he came from.

C. 1.My boss asked me2. that why 3.I had come late 4.on that day.

D. 1.The manager asked me 2.that how long3. I would take to complete 4.the new assignment given to me.

E. 1.Who he is, 2.where he goes and 3.what  he does 4.are all a mystery for us.



Exercise No. C 9.


Find out error in the following sentences if any and mark Sr. no. of the relative part. In case of no error mark Sr no.5.

Ignore punctuation errors.

A 1. All the residents 2.complain of the 3.deteriorating law and order 4.situation of the  city.

B.1. He worked as good as 2.he could 3.but still his boss 4.was not happy with him.

C. 1.My brother 2. rented a house 3.which comprises of 4.four spacious rooms.

D. 1.He seldom 2.takes meat 3.but he is 4.fond of taking  fishes.

E. 1.A lunch posterior 2.than the meeting 3.was arranged by the host 4.for all the participants.

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Exercise for Practice 

Following parts a,b,c,d forming a complete sentence may contain an error in any of these. Identify and find out the error and mark the relative part accordingly.If there is no error in the sentence mark part e.


1. 
(a) The new model of this mobile phone may 
(b) likely be available in the market during the month
(c) of December this year and it will cost much
(d) higher than the cost of the present model.
(e) No Error. 

(Ans. Error of superfluous word. may be and is likely have the same meaning so either of the two is required here.)
 



2. 
(a) As the little child sat down on 
(b)the ground to count his coins, a 
(c) five rupee coin slipped unnoticed from 
(d) his hand and went down the table.
(e) No Error.

(Ans.  Error of preposition. Instead of 'went down', it should be 'went under'.)

3. 

(a) Everyone member present in the meeting
(b) participated in the deliberations actively
(c) as everyone was interested to find
(d) out a favourable solution of the issue.
(e) No Error.

(Ans. Error of part of speech. Everyone is a pronoun, member is a noun, with it an adjective every is required. Every member.) 



4.

 (a)  From the findings of the enquiry  it is
 (b)  revealed that the accused presented
 (c) a pure fabricated story 
(d) to cover his shortcomings,
(e) No Error.

(Ans. Error of part of speech. Pure is an adjective, but an adverb purely is required here. Purely fabricated story.)


5. 

(a) She had hardly walked upto
(b) the threshold of the house 
(c) when telephone bell rang and she 
(d) had to return to attend to it.
(e) No Error.

(Ans. Incorrect placement part of speech. She had walked hardly upto)

6.
(a). He is a very good player but 
(b).  he did not perform good in 
(c).  the selection match so he
(d).  was not selected in the team
(e) No Error.
 

(Ans. Error of part of speech. Perform is a verb and to describe it an adverb is required.  not perform well)


7. 

(a) The dinner party scheduled to 
(b) be hosted by the President on
(c) Sunday postponed to some future
(d) date due to unknown reasons.
(e) No Error.


(Ans. Error of part of speech. It is in passive voice so ' was postponed' is correct.)


8. 

(a) The government is making efforts to
(b)  providing places of stay for  tourists
(c)  at cheaper rates at all tourist spots
(d)  across the country to promote tourism.
(e) No Error.

(Ans. In place of to prividing it should be to provide)


9. 

(a) All the staff members were instructed
(b) that each of the loan to be disbursed to 
(c) borrowers must carry prior approval of the
(d) manager before it is disbursed.
(e) No error


(Ans. Error of part of speech. Each is a pronoun here so loans instead of loan. Or use each as adjective 'each loan' )

10. 

(a)  Over the years, I have found 
 (b) that spending time alone
 (c) in natural surroundings connect me 
(d) to the larger universe around me.
(e) No Error.

(Ans. Preposition error. 'Connect me with')

11. 

(a) All the boys following
 the thief ran
(b) after him till the end of the 
 (c) street but could not catch him 
(d) as he disappeared thereafter in darkness. 
(e) No Error.

(Ans. Preposition error. 'to instead of 'till'. 'Ran.....to the end.')






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