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Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 1

Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).

A. Large reductions in the ozone layer, which sits about 15-30 km above the Earth, take place each winter over the polar regions, especially the Antarctic, as low temperatures allow the formation of stratospheric clouds that assist chemical reactions breaking down ozone.

B. Industrial chemicals containing chlorine and bromine have been blamed for thinning the layer because they attack the ozone molecules, making them to break apart.

C. Many an offending chemicals have now been banned.

D. It will still take several decades before these substances have disappeared from the atmosphere.

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 1

Statements A and D are correct.
Statement B should be "...making them break apart".
Statement C should be "...many an offending chemical.." or "many offending chemicals"

Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 2

Which of the following four sentence is grammatically correct?

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 2

The correct option is B. All other options have subject verb disagreement. The state of his affairs is the main subject which is singular. The correct usage would be "The state of affairs was/is such" which is only mentioned in B.

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Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 3

Which of the following four sentence is grammatically correct?

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 3

'The Board of Directors' is a collective noun. So, it takes the singular verb 'its'. It's is an incorrect usage in this context because it actualy means 'it is'.

Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 4

Which of the following four sentence is grammatically correct?

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 4

The sentence is talking about three things. There is no need of commas within each part of the sentence. We can rule out options a) and b). The three parts of the sentence are independent clauses, so they are best separated by a semi-colon.

Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 5

In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

If you are on a three-month software design project and, in two weeks, you've put together a programme that solves part of the problem, show it to your boss without delay.

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 5

This sentence is correctly phrased and there is no error in either punctuation or grammar.

Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 6

In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

His mother made great sacrifices to educate him, moving house on three occasions, and severing the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need to persevere.

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 6

For parallelism to exist, the correct word is "severing" and not "severed". Hence, options B and C can be eliminated.

A comma is not needed after lessons. Therefore, option D can be eliminated.

Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 7

In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

Since the advent of cable television, at the beginning of this decade, the entertainment industry took a giant stride forward in our country.

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 7

The context indicates that the action has taken place over a period of time from some time in the past to the present. Thus, we need to use present perfect tense.

The appropriate form of the verb would be "has taken".

Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 8

In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

Mr. Pillai, the president of the union and who is also a member of the community group, will be in charge of the negotiations.

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 8

The two attributes of Mr. Pillai should have parallel structure. Thus, we need to use simple present tense for the underlined part with no additional conjunctions like 'since' and 'in addition'.

Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 9

Which of the following four sentence is grammatically correct?

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 9

When the construct 'neither...nor' is used, the verb should be in agreement with the subject that is placed after 'nor'. In this case, it is 'ministers', which is a plural subject. So, the verb should be singular - 'desire'. Also, the definite article 'the' should be used before 'king'.

Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 10

Which of the following four sentence is grammatically correct?

Detailed Solution for Test: Sentence Correction- 1 - Question 10

The verb used with the word 'each' should be in the singular form. Also, the group to which 'each' refers should be a plural noun.

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