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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
After years of research, a team of doctors and medical researchers ________ something mothers have been telling children for centuries; we should eat green vegetables and drink two glasses of milk everyday.
Explanation
Don't get confused with the stuff in between the subject and verb. Here the subject 'team' is a collective noun, which takes a singular verb. So, the correct choice is option 3. Option 4 is incorrect as the discovery would not be progressive. So, use of 'discovering' is incorrect.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
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It was the mother's concern, not her shouting, that ______ her son to study hard.
Explanation
The sentence compounds a positive and a negative subject. The subject is "the mother's concern" (singular). So, "has motivated" is the correct option.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The given sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
The teacher (1) asked the students (2) whether five times five multiplied by five (3) are one twenty five (4) or more.
Explanation
Always remember that the sums and products of mathematical processes are expressed as singular and they take a singular verb. So, the correct expression should be "is one twenty five or more".
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The given sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
(1) Between them (2) there are plenty of (3) room for (4) most talents to breathe freely.
Explanation
'Is' corrects the error of subject verb agreement. The subject of verb 'is' is 'room'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
(1) The (2) nine-men committee (3) has (4) a two-hour long deliberation on disinvestment issue this morning.
Explanation
Change 'nine-men' to 'nine-man' because a noun preceded by a definite numeral and followed by another noun or adjective should be singular.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (1), (2), (3) and (4). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
(1) The infantry (2) is always (3) kept ready to meet (4) No error
Explanation
This sentence doesn't bear any error.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has a part (or whole sentence) underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.
The sun shining on the watery expanse of the sea make a beautiful sight.
Explanation
It is correct option as it rectifies the error of subject-verb agreement and provides singular verb 'makes' to the singular subject 'the sun shining'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: In this question, a part or whole of the sentence is underlined. The part may have an error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.
The emergence of political parties, usually referred to as "factions," were anticipated and generally disapproved of.
Explanation
This sentence contains subject-verb agreement. The subject in the given sentence is The emergence', which will take a singular verb. Hence, (d) is the answer.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: In this question, a part or whole of the sentence is underlined. The part may have an error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.
The chairman of the Reserve Bank, along with his counterparts from the leading industrial nations, are expected to attend next month`s economic summit in Milan.
Explanation
Whenever a sentence has two or more nouns separated by 'along with', we decide the verb by the first noun. The chairman is singular and the verb used in (3) 'is' is also singular.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.
Most of us can only imagine the sense of grief and desolation that a homeowner must feel upon finding their house and all its contents destroyed by flood or other natural disaster.
Explanation
The noun 'homeowner' should be followed by a related pronoun and not a plural pronoun 'their'. This is changed as `his` in option (B); hence, (B) is the correct answer.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has a part underlined. The part may have error of grammar and/or syntax. Identify the error and select the option that rectifies the error.
Between I and he, there's nothing more to say.
Explanation
Between always takes an 'objective case' and I and he are both subjective cases. Though me and him both are in objective cases, the order of persons should be always be you, he and I. Therefore, they should be converted to 'him and me'.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to correct the sentence.
More than one student (A) are deciding (B) to complain (C) about the treacherous acts of the maid (D) to the head warden.
Explanation
(is). The expression “More than one...” always takes a singular verb.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
Mrs. Rao is one of (A) those teachers (B) who (C) has worked in this institute for (D) nearly twenty years.
Explanation
(have). In the above sentence, the relative pronoun 'who' takes the place of a plural noun 'teachers'. So, the verb used will be also plural.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
(A) Five minutes (B) were given to (C) every candidate to jot down (D) his views on the topic to be discussed.
Explanation
(was). In the above sentence, the plural noun denotes some specific quantity (time allowed). The specific quaintly is always followed by a singular verb.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
Anil Ambani, (A) chairman of Reliance Energy Ltd. (B) is one of the (C) most known and respected (D) businessman of India.
Explanation
(businessmen). In the above sentence, the construction `One of the most` … must be followed by the plural noun. So, the correct sentence structure will be one of the most known and respected businessmen.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
(A) Whenever a student (B) studies (C) you should study with a (D) complete understanding of the topic.
Explanation
(he/she). The sentence starts by talking about some unknown student but then shifts to talking about the reader. Avoid unnecessary shifts in the Pronouns. Replace ‘you’ with an appropriate 3rd person pronoun.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
(A) The mother (B) could not understand why he always made (C) someones problems (D) his own.
Explanation
(Someone`s). In order to show the Indefinite Pronouns in the Possessive Case, the Indefinite Pronoun should be followed by an apostrophe and `s`.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
(A) Their`s was (B) the best presentation on the working of the (C) newly designed (D) juicer-mixer-grinder.
Explanation
(Theirs). With personal pronouns used in the possessive case, we do not make use of an apostrophe with `s`.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
Everyone (A) in the crowded shopping arcades, in the grocery stores and in the food stores, (B) as well as (C) those who visit the departmental stores down the hill, (D) were looking for bargains.
Explanation
(was). On account of the subject `everyone`; we will use a singular verb. All the words which have indefinite pronoun as their suffix always take a singular verb. Also, where the coordinating conjunction `as well as` is used, the verb will refer to the first subject.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 2: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. The sentence does not contain more than one error. If the sentence contains an error, select the underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice (E). In choosing the answer, follow the requirements of standard written English.
What (A) they are going to discuss in the (B) forthcoming annual board meeting (C) is still a mystery to all the members (D) No error
Explanation
As there is no error in any part of the sentence, this is the correct answer.
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