ENGLISH SECTION-SPOT THE ERROR- ADJECTIVE

ENGLISH SECTION-SPOT THE ERROR

ADJECTIVE

Positive

Comparative

Superlative


Single syllable (good –better- best)

Double syllable (careful –more careful –most careful)

USE YOUR FAILURE 

TYPES OF ADJECTIVES:

· Adjective of Quality (Descriptive Adjective) – large, honest, foolish

· Adjective of Quantity- some, little, all, great

· Proper Adjective – (formed from proper noun) –Indian Culture, French wines,

· Definite Adjective- Cardinals- One, Two, three –Ordinals- First, Second, Third

· Indefinite Adjective –All, many, few, some, several

· Distributive Adjective - each, every, either, all

· Interrogative Adjective- What, Whose, Which



RULES:

Single person- 2 properties then we use – more+ positive degree.

HE IS MORE THIN THAN FAT.



There are some adjectives which denote absolute positions of which comparative degree and superlative degree remains the same.



SENIOR, JUNIOR, INFERIOR, EXTERIOR, SUPERIOR, COMPLETE, IDEAL, PERFECT, CHIEF

This is the most major operation.

The implementation of NRHM is better than MNREGA.

USE, to for adjective having suffix –ior not then (SUPERIOR, SENIOR, JUNIOR, INFERIOR, EXTERIOR, PREFER, YOUNGER, ELDER)

COFFEE IS PREFERABLE TO TEA.

HE IS MUCH SENIOR TO ME.

HE IS MUCH MORE SENIOR TO ME.

When comparison: much

Single person (very)

RAJENDER IS MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THEN NIKHIL.

If 2 adjective are separated by (they need to be in the same degree) in same sentence-

SHE IS BOTH KIND AND MORE INTELLIGENT THAN HER SISTER.

We always use Ordinal before cardinal in a sentence.

THE FIRST TWO CHAPTER OF THIS BOOK ARE VERY IMPORTANT .

Conversion of superlative degree into comparative degree:

ALL + OTHER + P.N

ANY + OTHER + S.N

NO + OTHER + S.N

SHE ASKED HIM WHAT IT WAS THAT MADE HIM STRONGER THEN ANY OTHER MAN.

HE IS BETTER THAN ALL OTHER BOYS IN THE CLASS.

NO OTHER STUDENT IN OUR CLASS IS AS INTELLIGENT AS HE IS.



Other is not needed in superlative.

AKBAR WAS THE GREATEST OF ALL OTHER KINGS.

VERY (Present participle gerund)

MUCH (Past participle V3 Passive)

THE MATCH BECOMES VERY INTERESTING.

EXCEPTION: VERY TIRED

VERY FRUSTATED

VERY SURPRISED



TOO

( also, something extra)

Very is not used in comparative degree.

Much is need in comparative.

Very much is Comparative.

ASHISH TOO IS A STRONG POLICEMAN.

HE IS TOO WEAK TO DANCE.

PRAVEEN TOO IS GOING TO THE PARTY ALONG WITH US.

MANDEEP IS MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THAN SUMIT.



SUPERLATIVE DEGREE:

SAGAR IS MUCH THE BEST MAN IN THE DEPARTMENT.

SAGAR IS THE VERY BEST MAN IN THE DEPARTMENT.

Don’t use any preposition before adverb.

With most humbly I rest my case.

PM is going to abroad next month.

STILL (positive)

HE IS STILL WORKING.

YET (negative)

THEY HAVEN’T ARRIVED YET.





SOME/ANY –

Some is positive and any is used in negative aspect for both countable and uncountable noun.

I have some books.

I don’t have any book.

Do you have any friend?

Would you like some bread?

FOREMOST/FIRST:

Foremost – is the best or the most important; in the leading position in a group of people or thing.

Mahatma Gandhi was the foremost leader of India.

He is the first person to start a trust in this locality.

LESS/LESSER:

Less suggest amount and lesser suggest degree showing some negative sense in a choice of two.

SHE HAS LESS MONEY THAN HE.

WHICH IS THE LESSER OF THE TWO EVILS?

ELDER/OLDER:

Elder and eldest are used only for person in blood relation.

Elder is used with to not then.

OLDER- are used for both person and things, it is used with then.

RAVI IS MY ELDER BROTHER.

JP PARK IS THE OLDEST PARK OF THE CITY.

LATER/LATTER/LAST:

LATER and LATEST refers to time, LATTER refer to position.

THE LATTER CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK ARE INTERESTING.

MUCH/MANY:

Much notifies only uncountable noun.

Many- used for countable noun.

HE DRINKS SO MUCH WATER.

I HAVE COLLECTED MANY BOOKS FROM THE CITY.

FEW/A FEW/ THE FEW:

FEW: means very few or none at all

A FEW: used to indicate-not a large number, but some or handful

THE FEW: used for a special limited number (not many but all)

SEND ME A FEW BOOKS.

English Practice Sheet-5 ( TARGET-IBPS-PO 2018)

English Practice Sheet-5 

( TARGET-IBPS-PO 2018)

Directions (1-5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q1. The actress’____ from a chilled out girl off-screen to an intense actor on screen in just a few minutes is ____ amazing.

(a) change, improperly

(b) revolution, just

(c) transformation, simply

(d) adjustment, really

(e) renovation, truthfully

Q2. Considering the ____ of the city to chemical and industrial disasters, the State disaster management authority has decided to constitute an expert study group to analyze all possible threats and suggest_____ to make the city ‘disaster-resilient’.

(a) Vulnerability, measures

(b) Propensity, sketches

(c) Volatility, plans

(d) Regularity, preparations

(e) Instability, maps

Q3. Despite the collapse of efforts to legislate a climate bill, the country has ___international negotiators it remains _____ to reducing carbon emissions over the next ten years.

(a) entrusted, obligated

(b) promised, averse

(c) declared, ignorant

(d) Assured, committed

(e) pledged, attentive

Q4. ____by other singers and musicians, the singer sang his heart out and even __ the young newcomers during their act.

(a) Helped, smiled

(b) Accompanied, cheered

(c) Created, judged

(d) Stopped, applauded

(e) Assisted, greeted

Q5. The health officials were told to ____ the medical officials practitioners about the treatment and immediate medical ___ to be given to swine flu patients.

(a) inform, assistance

(b) enlist, backing

(c) dissuade, aid

(d) apprise, emergency

(e) encourage, help

SOLUTIONS:

1. (c) transformation, simply
2. (a) Vulnerability (Noun) = weakness.
3. (d) assured, committed
4. (b) Accompanied, cheered
5. (e) encourage, help



Directions (6-10): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q6. We can feel morally ____ when someone insults us-as long as we do not ____ upon those feelings by burning down houses.

(a) Challenged, stand

(b) outraged, act

(c) bound, build

(d) obliged, think

(e) violated, harp

Q7. Human beings are biological ___ they need to be grounded in time and place or else they come ____ .

(a) things, forward

(b) souls, back

(c) organisms, unhinged

(d) features, undone

(e) creatures, again

Q8. ___ their golden years of love and togetherness, the couple ____ all their guests at their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

(a) Celebrating, welcomed

(b) Remembering, asked

(c) Rejoicing promised

(d) Commemorating brought

(e) Observing, greeted

Q9. Since it does not have the ____ to do anything beyond sending out notices; the corporation has now decided to take steps to attach movable properties such as cars so that people take the notices more :

(a) authority, appropriately

(b) influence, justly

(c) guts, sincerely

(d) pressure, gravely

(e) power, seriously

Q10. A new law has been passed stating that no actor would be allowed to shoot beyond twelve hours in a day and those who ____ this norm would henceforth be ____ for it.

(a) followed, punished

(b) accompanied, reprimanded

(c) flouted, penalized

(d) defied, applauded

(e) obeyed, disciplined

SOLUTIONS:



6. (b) Out raged (Adjective) = over shocked and angry.
7. (e) creatures, again
8. (a) Celebrating, welcomed
9. (e) Power, seriously
10. (c) Flout (Verb) = defy; to show that you have no respect for a low.



Directions (11-15): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words/phrases for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q11. __ is China the world’s most populous country, with nearly 1.3 billion people, it is also the world’s fastest-growing economy, ___more than fourfold every year.

(a) Not only-expanding

use your failure

(b) Merely- developing

(c) Hardly- growing

(d) Surprisingly- flourishing

(e) An example- evolving

Q12. Bangalore has ___ beyond recognition into an IT-propelled metropolis from a laidback city that it ___.

(a) changed – is

(b) developed - should be

(c) constructed - used to be

(d) progressed - claims to be

(e) morphed - once was

Q13. While the agricultural revolution ___ the earth’s surface, the Industrial Revolution is changing the earth’s : ''

(a) changed -as well

(b) suffered – air

(c) benefited-condition

(d) transformed –atmosphere

(e) predicted- circumstances

Q14. The findings of a recent study to ___ the factors which influence successful primary school completion ___ that extreme poverty is responsible for ninety percent of the school dropout cases.

(a) study – proves

(b) establish-examine

(c) construct – show

(d) explore- reveal

(e) reveal - object to

Q15. ____ the concept of environmentally sustainable development ____a quarter-century ago, there is not a single country today which has a strategy to build an eco-economy.

(a) even though- built

(b) although-evolved

(c) besides- took shape

(d) after- still

(e) though-created

SOLUTIONS:

11. (a) Not only- expanding
12. (e) Morp(Verb) = to change into something different.
13. (d) transformed - atmosphere
14. (d) explore - reveal
15. (b) Although-evolved

Subject Verb Agreement- English section- IBPS-PO

Subject-verb Agreement- English Section 

IBPS-PO 

1. If 2 singular nouns are connected with and then Plural verb is used with them

2. IF 2 Singular nouns are connected with and then use a singular verb in each and every is place before the noun.

3. If 2 singular noun –pronouns are connected with as well as, in addition to, besides, like, unlike, together with, led by, guided by, controlled by, governed by, rather than, no less than -verb according to the first subject.

4. If 2 singular –not only –but also-Either-or- Neither nor- Verb is used 2nd subject.

5. Each of, one of, either of, neither of, every one of, then noun pronoun will be plural and singular verb is used with them.

· ANIL IS MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THAN AMIT.

· EVERY BOY AND EVERY GIRL ARE IS GOING TO BRING AN APPLE.

· EACH BOY AND EACH GIRL IS GOING TO BRING AN APPLE.
· THE STUDENTS ALONG WITH THEIR PARENTS HAVE ARRIVED.

· I NO LESS THAN YOU AM TO BE BLAMED FOR THIS.

· NEITHER HAVE NOR HIS FRIEND IS GOING TO BE AWARDED.

· NEITHER OF THE BOYS IS GOING TO BE AWARDED.

EXERCISE

1. He three friends,(a)/ Max included, was supposed to (b)/ meet for dinner later that night. (c)/ No error (d)


2. The number of students chosen (a)/for the prestigious medical internship (b)/ have more than doubled in the past fifteen years.(c)/ No error (d)


3. Without proper funding (a)/ and a better campaign strategy, there is (b)/ no chances that our candidate will be elected to office (c)/ No error (d) .


4. Some members of the tribe (a)/ has been protesting the recent (b)/ passage of hunting laws applying to indigenous populations.(c)/ No error (d)


5. The results of the study clearly (a)/ indicates a reduction in the number of use (b)/ able pounds that can be salvaged from an average ton of recycled goods.(c)/ No error (d)

6. The president of Costa Rica, along (a)/ with two vice presidents, (b)/ are elected for a four-year term by the people.(c)/ No error (d)

7. Neither of our school’s students (a)/ nominated for the national (b)/ spelling bee were able to win the competition.(c)/ No error (d)

8. The public are receiving the new mayor (a)/ well though she was (b)/ mostly unheard of prior to the election.(c)/ No error (d)

9. I am sure that (a) / neither the flat nor its contents (b) / is for sale (c) / No error (d)

10. In time of crisis (a)/ the Bhagavad Gita gives light (b) / and guide to the mind tortured by doubt (c) / and torn by conflict of duties. (d) / No error (e)

11. It was not easy for late Raja Ram Mohan Roy (a)/ to root out the custom of Sati (b) / because a majority of (c)/ the educated class does not support him. (d)/ No error (e)

12. On reaching the (a)/ lake, the leader realized (b) / that two elephant from (c)/ his herd were missing .(d)/ No error (e)

13. The builders have (a)/ promised a customer’s (b)/ that the construction will be (c)/ completed as soon as possible. (d) / No error (e)

14. Is there any difficulties (a)/ in disposing of this gorgeous building (b)/ built on such a spacious (c)/ and beautiful campus. (d) No error (e)

15. It is noticed that (a)/ the elite class have no soft (b)/ corner for the downtrodden who are the (c)/ real victim of the present social set-up. (d)/ No error (e)

16. Just outside (a)/ the hotel is (b)/ two bars, extremely beautiful (c)/ as well as crowdy. (d)/ No error (e)

17. We should not forget that (a)/ we have a right to criticize but (b)/ at the same time each of us (c)/ have to remember the duty also. (d)/ No error (e)

18. Her pugnacious daughter (a)/ always do something that may incur insult (b)/ on her neighbors who hold a wrong (c)/ opinion about her family.(d)/ No error (e)
19. One of (a)/ the biggest industrial houses (b)/ in Mumbai is on the verge of (c)/ declaring a lock out. (d)/ No error (e)

20. One of the developing or underdeveloped (a)/ countries are not in favor of launching (b)/ chemical warfare because it trembles (c)/ to imagine its repercussions.(d)/ No error (e)

21. Have either of (a)/ the two candidates been (b)/ selected for the post of Branch Manager (c)/ in the Punjab National Bank ? (d)/ No error (e)

22. He often says that (a)/ it are these obscene films (b)/ that lead the youth to their moral degradation (c)/ and are responsible for many evils growing in our society. (d)/ No error (e)

23. Neither of them (a)/ are going to attend (b)/ the party on 10th October. (c)/ No error (d) 

24. Either my colleague (a)/ or a peon are coming home (b)/ with the material today. (c)/ No error (d) 

25. The introduction of the tea, coffee (a)/ and such other beverages (b)/ have not been without some effect. (c)/ No error (d)

26. The newer type of automatic machines (a)/ wash (b)/ clothes faster (c)/ No error (d)

27. Each of the student in the computer class (a)/ has to type (b)/ their own research paper this semester. (c)/ No error (d)

28. Everyone of the films (a)/ you suggested (b)/ are not worth seeing. (c)/ No error (d) 

29. Patience as well as perseverance (a)/ are necessary (b)/ for success. (c)/ No error (d) 

30. A body of volunteers (a)/ have helped in (b)/ making this celebration a great success. (c)/ No error (d)


SOLUTIONS:
1. (b)The subject of this sentence is friends which is plural. The phrase Max included is set off by commas and, like any “sandwich” phrase, can be crossed out to help isolate the subject and the main verb:

The three friends, Max included, was…
The plural subject friends does not agree with the singular verb was. We need the plural verb were.

2. (c) The phrase ‘The number of’ is a singular subject that does not agree with the plural verb have … doubled. We need the singular verb has…doubled.

3. (c) The introductory phrase ‘Without proper funding….. strategy ‘ does not affect subject-verb agreement in the main clause. The singular verb is does not agree with the plural subject chances. The correct idiom is there is no chance that, so we need the singular verb is and the singular noun chance.

4. (b) The plural subject ‘some members’ does not agree with the singular verb has been protesting.

Note that here, the subject is ‘Some members’, which is the same as saying ‘Some of the members’. This construction requires the plural verb ‘have been protesting’.

5.(b) The singular verb indicates does not agree with the plural subject, results. We need the plural verb indicate.

6. (c) The noun president is singular and does not agree with the plural verb ‘are’. We need the singular verb ‘is’.

7. (c) The singular subject ‘Neither’ does not agree with the plural verb ‘were’. We need the singular verb was.

8. (a) Public, although made up of individual members, functions as a singular group and thus takes a singular verb ‘is’. ‘Are’ is plural.

9. (c) Replace 'is' by 'are'

10. (c) Replace 'guide' by ' guides'

11. (d)Replace 'does' by 'did'

12. (c) Replace 'elephant' by 'elephants'

13. (b) Replace 'a customers' by 'customer'.

14. (a) Replace ‘is’ by ‘are’ because the main subject of the sentence is ‘ difficulties’.

15. (b) ‘has’ is used in place of ‘have’ because the elite class, the middle class etc are collective noun which are Singular.

16. (b) ‘is’ is replaced by ‘are’ because ‘just outside the hotel’ is Adverb of Place and the main subject of the sentence is ‘two bars’ which is plural.

17. (d) Replace ‘have’ by ‘has’ because subject is ‘each’.

18. (b) do is replaced by does because the subject of the sentence is ‘Her pugnacious daughter’ which is third person and in singular number.

19. (e) No error.

20. (b) ‘is’ is used in place of ‘are’ because the subject of the sentence is ‘one’ for which singular verb is used.

21. (a) ‘has’ is used in place of ‘have’ because the sentence is interrogative whose subject is ‘either’ which is always takes singular verb.

22. (b) ‘is’ is used in place of ‘are’ because the subject of the ‘that-clause’ is ‘it’.

23.(b) Use ‘is’ in place of ‘are’. The noun/pronoun following ‘neither’ is plural , but the verb following the noun/pronoun must be singular.

24. (b) Use ‘is’ in place ‘are’. When two subjects are joined by ‘either or’ , ‘neither nor’, ‘or’, or ‘nor’, the verb will agree with the nearest subject.

25.(c) The verb must agree with the main subject. ‘Introduction’ is a singular subject and hence will take singular verb ‘has’.

26. (b) The verb must agree with the main subject. ‘Newer type’ is a singular subject and hence will take singular verb ‘washes’.

27. (c) Use ‘his’ in place of ‘their’. The noun/ pronoun following ‘each of …’ is plural, but the verb following the ‘noun/pronoun’ must be singular.

28. (c) Verb will be according to the subject, ‘everyone’ is singular. Thus singular verb ‘is’ should be used.

29. (b) When two subjects are joined by ‘as well as’, the verb agrees with the 1st subject. ‘Patience’ is a singular subject and hence will take singular verb ‘was’.

30. (b) Collective nouns like ‘body’, ‘group’, ‘class’ etc takes ‘singular verb’. Change ‘have’ into ‘has’.

NOUN- ENGLISH SECTION-PRACTICE SHEET (SPOT THE ERROR)

NOUN- ENGLISH SECTION

PRACTICE SHEET (SPOT THE ERROR)

Types of Noun

1. PROPER NOUN – special words (names) that we use for a person, place or organization

2. COMMON NOUN- man, girl, cat, table, fish, love, pride, phone

3. COLLECTIVE NOUN- class, army, board, council, school

4. ABSTRACT NOUN- that you can’t sense, it’s the name given to an emotion or idea.

5. COUNTABLE NOUN-one cow, two books, three boys

6. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN- work, news, mail, coffee, information

7. POSSESSIVE NOUN- Apostrophe (‘s)

1. It had (a) /all begun (b) / in brightly lit room as I dreamily ran (c) / my fingers over the surface (d)/ of a globe. No error (e)

2.The angry at being (a)/ left out of the bonanza (b) / is palpable among (c) / employees of the organisation. (d) / No error(e)

3. The city needs an airport (a) / that can efficiently manage (b)/ a constantly flow of (c) / passengers and flights. (d) / No Error (e)

4. He had telephoned yesterday to (a)/ ask how much of the youth (b) / who attend our classes would be (c)/ interested in working for a textile company. (d)/ No error (e)

5. In 60’s Beatless, with (a) / their haircuts, clothes and joking (b)/ drew (c)/ crowds of shrieking teenagers (d) / All correct (e).

6. While (a) / a strong defend (b) / is important to any country it cannot be more important than the livelihood (c) /of its citizens (d)/ All correct (e).

7. Without a doubt, (a) / Ahmed is the most (b) / sincere of all the (c) /student in the class. (d)/ No error. (e)

8. I saw only (a)/ five police who (b)/ were running after (c)/ the bank robbers. (d)/ No Error (e)

9. He gave me (a)/ two important informations (b)/ I had been waiting for (c)/ the previous two Months (d)/ No Error (e)

10. These type of books (a)/ are certainly helpful to the students (b)/ preparing for the banking service (c)/ Examinations. (d)/ No Error (e)

11.“I have never seen (a)/ such as lovely spectacles (b)/ in my life”, said (c)/ the passer-by. (d)/ No Error (e)

12. When he returned (a)/ from America, he informed me (b)/ that he had come here (c)/ to do urgent work. (d)/ No error (e)

13. I do my best (a)/ but I don’t understand (b)/ why I do not get expected (c)/ marks in the examination. (d)/ No error (e)

14. The pretty woman (a)/ sitting in the car (b)/ is the daughter of one of (c)/ the headman of the village. (d)/ No error (e)

15. You will not be (a)/ allowed to go (b)/ anywhere else to (c)/ play outdoor games. (d)/ No error (e)

16. The beautiful surrounding (a)/ of the palace (b)/ attracted a large number of (c)/ tourists coming from abroad. (d)/ No error (e)

17. He did not know (a)/ that the headquarter (b)/ of the army (c)/ was in Delhi. (d)/ No error (e)

18. Liberalization of economy (a)/ has given birth to (b)/ many uncommon (c)/ phenomenon in the society.(d)/ No error (5e)

19. Thousands of young (a)/ protesters were standing (b)/ at Jantar Mantar and (c)/ supporting Anna Hazare. (d)/ No error (e)

20. It is very difficult (a)/ to chase (b)/ a huge score in the (c)/ fourth inning. (d)/ No error (e)

21. He gave me (a)/ a five-rupees note (b)/ and asked me to get (c)/ him a few cigarettes. (d)/ No error (e)

22. I trust you will (a)/ show forbearance to me (b)/ a few minutes more (c)/ so that I can finish this work. (d)/ No error (e)/

23. I went to the temple (a)/ with my parents, aunts (b)/and cousin sisters. (c)/ No error (d)

24. The manager put forward (a) /a number of criterions (b) /for the post. (c)/ No error (d)

25.I like (a)/ the poetries (b)/ of Byron and Shelly. (c)/ No error (d)

26. No porter being available (a)/ he carried (b)/ all his luggages himself. (c)/ No error (d)

27. The table’s legs (a)/ have been (b)/ elaborately carved. (c)/ No error (d)

28. He told me that (a)/ it was (b)/ his friend’s Shankar’s house.(c)/ No error (d)

29. The astronomer (a)/who predicts the future (b)/ has arrived.(c)/ No error (d)

30. According to economics (a)/ not more than five per cent (b)/ of education loans taken (c)/ by student are overdue. (d)/ No error (e)

31. Santosh live (a)/ by the principals (b)/ he professes. (c)/ No error (d)

32. All the evidences were (a)/ against him and he was (b)/ held guilty. (c)/ No error (d)

33. There should be(a)/ no furnitures (b)/ in my room .(c)/ No error (d)

34. She immediately quit (a)/ the job in which (b)/ neither the skill nor (c)/ knowledge were required. (d)/ No error.(e)

35. That house(a)/ is built of (b)/ stones.

(c)/ No error (d)

36. The Cattle in the meadow (a)/ was terrified to hear (b)/ the roar of a lion which appeared to be wild with anger.(c)/ No error (d)

37. The committee (a)/could not come to (b)/ a final conclusion.(c)/ No error (d)

38. When we reach the fair(a)/ we found that there (b)/ was no place to stand.(c)/ No error (d)

39.Alms(a)/ are given (b)/ to the poors (c)/ of Jammu and Kashmir . (d)/ No error (e)

40. A strong breeze(a)/ blew his(b)/ cap off. (c)/ No error (d)

41. He had telephoned yesterday to (a)/ ask how much of the youth (b)/ who attend our classes would be (c)/ interested in working for a textile company.(d)/ No error (e)

42. Last week’s sharp hike in the wholsale price of beef (a)/ is a strong indication for (b)/ higher meat costs to come.(c)/ No error (d)

43. He was advised to take(a)/ two spoonsful of (b)/ medicine threee times a day .(c) /No error (d)

44. One of the firmest belief among the Hindus is that (a)/ Karma affects their (b) /life and also the life after death .(c)/ No error (d)

45. Whenever he goes to Mumbai (a)/ he stays in (b)/ five-stars hotels (c)/ No error (d)

46. Lasers are (a)/ indispensable tools (b)/ for the delicate eyes surgery.(c)/ No error (d)

47. The company has ordered (a)/ some (b)/ new equipments .(c)/ No error (d)

48. The driver showed (a)/ great talent in keeping (b)/ the damaged car under control. (c)/ No error (d)

49. It is a big blunder (a)/ but we had (b)/ to ignore it .(c)/ No error (d)

50. The police have received (a)/ two important informations (b)/ that can help them to solve the triple murder case.(c)/ No error(d)

SOLUTIONS:

1. (d) Here, surface (noun) should be used.

2. (a) Here, a Noun i.e. The anger at being …. should be used .

Look at the sentences:

He was filled with anger.(Noun)

Hundreds of angry demonstrator filled the square.(Adjective)

3. (c) An adjective qualifies a noun. Hence, a constant (Adjective) flow (Noun) ….Should be used.

4. (b) Before countable Nouns/Pronouns, ‘how many’ should be used. Hence, replace ‘ask how much of the youth’ by ‘ask how many of the youths’.

5. (b) Noun should be ‘jokes’ not joking used.

6. (b) Noun is needed; so ‘defend’ (verb) should be replaced by ‘defence’.

7. (d) Countable Noun/Pronoun after ‘all ‘ is plural. Hence, replace ‘student in the class’ by ‘students in the class’.

8. (b) Substitute policeman for police (the police uncountable noun but police man countable noun)

9.(b) Substitute information for informations (information is singular uncountable noun and a/an never used before singular uncountable noun).

10.(a) Substitute types for type (these, those, certain etc. are adjective its come after plural noun)

11.(b) Substitute spectacle for spectacles (here spectacle means scenes which singular uncountable noun. e.g. what a beautiful spectacle! = what a beautiful sight)

12. (e) No error

13.(e) No error

14.(d) Replace “headman” with “headmen”.

15.(e) No error

16. (a) Replace “surrounding” with “surroundings”

17. (b) Replace “headquarter” with “headquarters”

18. (d)Replace “phenomenon” with “phenomena”

19. (a) Replace “thousand” with “thousands”

20. (d) Replace “inning” with “innings”.

21. (b) Replace “rupees” with “rupee”

22. (b) In place of forbearance to, we should use forbearance towards.

Forbearance (Noun) means patient self-control; tolerance: show forbearance towards somebody; exercise forbearance in dealing with people.

23.(c) Change ‘cousin sisters’ into ‘cousin’.

24.(b) ‘Criteria’ is plural of ‘criterion’.

25. (b) ‘Poetry’ is an uncountable noun. Hence it is singular and it does not have any plural form.

25. (b) Change ‘luggages’ into ‘luggage’. It is an uncountable noun. Hence it must be in singular form.

26. (c) ‘Table’s legs should be changed into ‘legs of table’. ‘s’ is generally not used with non-living things.

27. (a) Change ‘friend’s’ into ‘friend’. Double apostrophe can’t be used in a sentence.

28. (c) Change ‘astronomer’ into ‘astrologer’. ‘Astrologer’ is one who predicts future.

29.(a) Here, ‘loans’ is Noun. An adjective qualifies a Noun. Hence, use ‘educational’ (Adjective) in place of the word ‘education (Noun)’.

30.(c) Change ‘principals’ into ‘principles’.

31. (b)‘Evidence’ is uncountable noun . It has no plural form . Use singular verb ‘was’.

32. (a)‘Furniture’ has no plural form. Remove ‘s’.

33. (b) When we use Neither … nor, the verb agrees with the number/ person of the noun/ pronoun used after ‘ nor’.

34. (d)Hence, knowledge was required ….will be correct usage.

35. (c) Change ‘stones’ into ‘stone’.

36. (b) ‘Cattle is plural noun. Change ‘was’ into ‘were’.

37.(c) Remove ‘final’. ‘Conclusion’ is always final.

38.(c) Use ‘No room’. ‘Room’ means enough empty space for people or things to be fitted in

39.(c) Change ‘the poors’ into ‘The poor’. ‘The poor’ means the deprived class.

40. (a) ‘Breeze’ is gentle. ‘strong wind’ is the appropriate word here.

41.(b) Before countable Nouns/Pronouns, ‘how many’ should be used. Hence, replace ‘ ask how much of the youth ‘ by ‘ask how many of the youths’.

42. (c) Change ‘costs’ into ‘cost’. Cost as a noun is uncountable and it has no plural form.

43. (b) Use ‘ spoonfuls’ .

44. (a) The ‘ Noun’ that comes after ‘one of the ‘ must be plural. ‘one of the firmst beliefs ‘ is the correct form.

45. (c) ‘Five-star’ is a hyphenated noun which is not used in plural form.

46. (c) ‘Eyes surgery ‘ should be changed into ‘ eye surgery’. ‘Eyes’ noun when used as an adjective should not be used in plural form.

47. (c) ‘Equipment’ is an uncountable noun and has no plural form.

48. (b) Change ‘talent’ into ‘skill’. ‘Talent’ is the natural ability to do something . ‘skill’ requires special training and knowledge.

49. (a) ‘Blunder’ means ‘big mistake’. Hence ‘big blunder’ is superfluous.

50. (b) ‘Information’ is an uncountable noun. To make it countable and plural uses ‘pieces of information’.

DAILY DOSE OF EDITORIALS-17TH APRIL -READING COMPREHENSION

DAILY DOSE OF EDITORIALS-17TH APRIL

READING COMPREHENSION

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PRACTICE WORKSHEET-ENGLISH DOUBLE FILLERS.

PRACTICE WORKSHEET

ENGLISH DOUBLE-FILLERS

Directions (1-5): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have been denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.



Q1. ____the activities of moneylenders could have an adverse impact on those who____ access to bank credit.

(a) encouraging, enjoying

(b) permitting, denied

(c) confining, entitled

(d) promoting, benefit

(e) curbing, lack

Q2. The budget announced substantial ____of ____ to critical sectors like education and healthcare.

(a) expenditure, capital

(b) sanction, initiative

(c) allotment, security

(d) disbursement, investment

(e) allocation, resources



Q3. The government has decided not to make any_____ changes in the country's tax____ .

(a) sweeping, regime

(b) transparent, hike

(c) drastically, net

(d) constitutional, revenue

(e) existing, structure

Q4. The RBI has _____ a statement that the implementation of KYC norms should not lead to the denial of banking _____ to customers.

(a) released, asset

(b) issued, services

(c) drafted, clearing

(d) made, tariff

(e) notified transaction

Q5. The new scheme ____ all persons with disabilities defined _____ the Disabilities Act.

(a) discriminates, according

(b) recognises, beneath

(c) profits, within

(d) covers, under

(e) promises, by

SOLUTION

1. (e) Curb (Verb) = to control or limit something ; check

Lack (Verb) = to have none or not enough of something

2. (d) Disbursement (Noun) = payment of money

3. (a) Sweeping (Adjective) = having an important effect on a large part of something.

4. (b) issued, services

5. (d) covers, under



Directions (6-15): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.

Q6. To avoid _____ there is a need for _____ planning of the project.

(a) cancellation, broad

(b) problem, deliberate

(c) pitfalls, systematic

(d) inconvenience, convenient

(e) losses, temporary

Q7. A good management will decide not only the ____ for equipment but also its____ for deciding priorities.

(a) need, urgency

(b) usefulness, utility

(c) cost, value

(d) requirement, necessities

(e) technology, methodology

Q8. ____ appears to be a small error in the beginning may turn out to be a ____ in the long run.

(a) It, disaster

(b) What, blunder

(c) That, debacle

(d) It, slip

(e) What, incident

Q9. Being very ____ in nature, he always uses his ____ skills.

(a) adamant, soft

(b) polite, basic

(c) humble, experimental

(d) pushy, persuasive

(e) mild, aggressive

Q10. Demand and supply do not _____ the same relationship as the one that _____ between height and weight.

(a) possess, has

(b) incur, is

(c) defend, volunteers

(d) bear, borne

(e) have, exists

Q11. If the system ____ to yield the desired result, try to ____ the whole procedure in the given sequence.

(a) entitles, dump

(b) ignores, reproduce

(c) fails, re-operate

(d) imitates, generate

(e) equips, encompass

Q12. He is so ____ in his approach that not a single point ever ____ his attention.

(a) meticulous, escapes

(b) casual, erodes

(c) fanatic, brings

(d) deliberate, attracts

(e) nasty, coincides

Q13. Generally, ____ students _____ those who are students mediocre.

(a) humble, surmount

(b) meritorious, surpass

(c) bright, overestimate

(d) intelligent, surrender

(e) studious, respect

Q14.____ and ____ should not be tolerated in our country which boasts of Ahimsa' as its way of life.

(a) Politicking, elections

(b) Dishonour, efficiency

(c) Lethargy, procrastination

(d) Nepotism, selfishness

(e) Hatred, violence

Q15. He ____ a wrong act because it was ____ for him to do so due to circumstantial forces.

(a) compelled, necessary

(b) refused, dangerous

(c) did, avoidable

(d) committed, inevitable

(e) simplified, harmful

SOLUTION

6. (c) Pitfalls (Noun) = a danger or difficulty
7. (a) need, urgency

8. (b) Blunder (Noun) = a stupid or careless mistake.

9. (e) mild, aggressive

10. (d) bear, borne

11. (c) fails, reproduce
12. (a) Meticulous (Adjective) = paying careful attention, fastidious.
13. (e) studious, respect
14. (e) Hatred (Noun) = a very strong feeling of dislike.
15. (d) Inevitable (Adjective) = unavoidable.



Directions (16-20): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning.

Q16. Many teachers _____ the lack of professional freedom as the ____ for leaving the Job.

(a) cited, reason

(b) explained, force

(c) claimed, understanding

(d) argued,, culprit

(e) believe, ground

Q17. Skeptics would not ____ that the earth actually moves, let alone that it ___ around the sun.

(a) permit, orbits

(b) accept, revolves

(c) experience, circles

(d) assume, went

(e) challenge, spins

Q18. Unpredictable ____ of the child could not lead the consultants to any ____.

(a) performance, setting

(b) belief, judgment

(c) operation, purpose

(d) behavior, conclusion

(e) react, decision

Q19. A public servant who is guilty will not ___ punishment and no ____ person will be punished.

(a) be, sincere

(b) flee, guilty

(c) defend, common

(d) avoid, uninformed

(e) escape, innocent

Q20. Few professions can ____ the sheet variety and constant ____of being a doctor.

(a) like, struggle





(b) share, enthusiast

(c) match, challenge

(d) draw, work-load

(e) justify, exception

SOLUTION

16. (a) Cite (Verb) = to mention something as reason.
17. (b) accept, revolves
18. (d) behavior, conclusion
19. (e) Escape (Verb) = to suffer no harm.
20. (c) match, challenge



Directions (21-25): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q21. The organization _____ to popularize Indian classical music among the youth which has lost _____ with its cultural roots.

(a) endeavours, touch

(b) wishes, interest

(c) efforts, experience

(d) exerts, intrigue

(e) need, relation

Q22. One of the major critiques of the examination system is that it _____to a spirit of ______ competition among the students.

(a) results, defective

(b) accompanies, adequate

(c) develops, intense

(d) takes, severe

(e) leads, unhealthy

Q23. Auroras are natural light displays in the sky, usually ____ at night, ____ in the Polar regions.

(a) watch, upward

(b) noticed, peculiar

(c) observed, only

(d) found, most

(e) follows, mainly

Q24. After the board examinations, students are ____ up for the various entrance examinations ____ for next month.

(a) ready, timed

(b) gearing, scheduled

(c) prepared, programmed

(d) set, duration

(e) geared, kept

Q25. The governmental _____ spurred dramatic improvements in the way waste management is ____ out in many hospitals.

(a) rule, thrown

(b) plans, conduct

(c) crusade, done

(d) efforts, carried

(e) venture, disposed

SOLUTION





21. (a) Endeavour (Verb) = to try very hard to do something ; strive
22. (e) leads, unhealthy
23. (c) observed, only
24. (e) Gear up = to prepare yourself to do something.
25. (d) Carry out = to do and complete a task.

Daily Dose of Editorial-11th April 2018- Reading Comprehension

Daily Dose of Editorial-11th April 2018

 Reading Comprehension 

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