Sentence Corrections Exercise no. 17 & 18. with answers and explanations.

Exercise No. 17.

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.She is 2.one of the best 3. teachers that 4. has taught us.

B. 1. We should not disturb him2. at midnight and 3.we shall see him 4.at the morning.

C. 1. It is her opinion 2. that if she was present there 3. the dispute between brothers 4. would have been averted.

D. 1. It is you 2.who has pocketed this insult, 3.if it were I, 4.I would not have.

E.1.The boss ordered 2.that all the employees 3.were present in the office 4. at 9a.m. sharp.

Answers Exercise No. 17

A. 4. ‘have’ in place of ‘has’. that qualifies teachers and not she, so verb will be plural ‘have’.

B. 4. ‘In’ in place of at. With midday or midnight, ‘at’ is used but with morning and evening ‘in’ is used.

C. 2. ‘were’ in place of ‘was’. Here action has not taken place but if it had taken place…..

D. 2. ‘have’ in place of ‘has’ who qualifies you which is followed by have.

E. 3.’be’ in place of ‘were’.

Exercise No. 18

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.Every man, woman and child 2. of free India are proud of 3.sacrifices made by martyrs 4. to free the country.

B. 1.The basic difference between 2. poems of Keats and Shakespeare is 3.the presence of romanticism in the former 4. and its absence in the latter.

C.1. The chance 2.of passing examination 3. by these students 4.are very bleak now.

D.1 John as well as his brother 2.are going to see 3.their parents in the village 4.on Sunday.

E. 1.None of the two ladies 2.present in the meeting 3. was ready to 4.accept his advice.

Answers Exercise No. 18

A. 2, ‘is’ in place of are.

B. 2. …….and those of Shakespeare…..

C.  4. ‘is’ in place of  ‘are’.The chance……..is…..

D. 1. ‘and’ in place of as well as. Otherwise the complete sentence (‘is’ in place of are & ‘his’ in place of ‘their’ ) will have to be changed to suit   ‘as well as’.

 E. 1. ‘Neither’ in place of ‘None’