In each of the following sentences, find if any part of the sentence (1), (2), (3) or (4) contains error. If there is no error mark “No Error” as you answer.
Q1. How serious is the country’s(1)/ economic problems, and how(2)/ big an impact will these(3)/ have on the world economies(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Option A
Explanation: is = are; subject = problems
Q2. Shuber, the taxi service provider, is(1)/ growing like a weed(2)/ spending millions of rupees (3)/ to establish its roots in the country(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Q3. The survey asked respondents (1)/ frommore than 50 countries to (2)/ identify kinds of people(3)/ they would want as neighbours(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Option C
Explanation: kinds = the kind; the kind represents the type/class etc.
Q4. The pace and scale of(1)/ the country’s economic transformation(2)/ have no(3)/ historical precedent(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Option C
Explanation: have = has; subject = pace and scale
Q5. The countries most(1)/ affected by the country’s slow down(2)/ are likely to be(3)/ those whose exports raw materials(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Option D
Explanation: whose = who
Q6. This(1)/ is a (2)/ news to(3)/ me(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Option B
Explanation: Omit ‘a’
Q7. Rice of(1)/ of Burma is(2)/ very(3)/ fine.
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Option A
Explanation: ‘The’ Rice
Q8. As you are (1)/ tired, you should (2)/ lay on(3) the bed(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Option C
Explanation: lay = lie; lie>lay>lain & lay>laid>laid
Q9. The parrot(1)/ has fled(2)/ in(3)/ the sky (4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Option B
Explanation: fled = flown
Q10. Is the (1)/ patient very (2)/ well (3)/ today?(4).
A) (1) B) (2) C) (3) D) (4) E) NE
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Option B
Explanation: Very = quite