Direction(1-10): In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark (A), (B) or (C) as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) as your answer.
Source: english quiz
Question 1: None of the diplomats at the conference was able either to comprehend or solve the problem.
Option 1: None of the diplomats at the conference
Option 2: was able either to comprehend
Option 3: or solve the problem.
Option 4: no error.
Question 2: Unless you do not give the keys of the safe you will be shot.
Option 1: Unless you do not
Option 2: give the keys of the safe
Option 3: you will be shot.
Option 4: no error.
Question 3: The reason why he was rejected was because he was too young.
Option 1: The reason why
Option 2: he was rejected was
Option 3: because he was too young.
Option 4: no error.
Question 4: I haven't been to New York before and neither my sister.
Option 1: I haven't been to
Option 2: New York before and
Option 3: neither my sister.
Option 4: no error.
Question5: No sooner had he arrived then he was asked to leave again.
Option 1: No sooner had
Option 2: he arrived then
Option 3: he was asked to leave again.
Option 4: no error.
Question6: She is very beautiful but intelligent.
Option 1: She is very
Option 2: beautiful
Option 3: but intelligent.
Option 4: no error.
Question 7: No sooner had the hockey match started when it began to rain.
Option 1: No sooner had the hockey
Option 2: match started when
Option 3: it began to rain.
Option 4: no error
Question 8: The period between 1980 to 1990 was very significant in my life.
Option 1: The period
Option 2: between 1980 to 1990
Option 3: was very significant in my life.
Option 4: no error.
Question 9: I needed that money so desperately it was like manna from heaven when it arrived.
Option 1: I needed that money
Option 2: so desperately it was like
Option 3: manna from heaven when it arrived.
Option 4: no error.
Question 10: That store hadn't hardly any of those goods.
Option 1: That store
Option 2: hadn't hardly
Option 3: any of those goods.
Option 4: no error.
Answers:
Ans1: or solve the problem.
Explanation: Or follows the parallel sturcture with it. Use to after or .
Ans 2: Unless you do not
Explanation: Unless doesn't take not with it.
Ans 3; because he was too young.
Explanation: Because cannot come with the reason why.
Ans 4: neither my sister.
Explanation: Neither is followed by helping verb.
Ans 5: he arrived then
Explanation: No sooner is followed by than and not then.
Ans 6: but intelligent.
Explanation: Change but into and
Ans 7: match started when
Explanation: Than is used together with no sooner and not when.
Ans 8: between 1980 to 1990
Explanation: Between is followed by and in place of to .
Ans 9: so desperately it was like
Explanation: So must be followed by That , which will come after so desperately.
Ans 10: hadn't hardly
Explanation: Hardly is negative in meaning. Two negative words can't come together.