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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: 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.
Designers of athletic footwear finely tune each category of shoes to their particular activity by studying human motion and physiology.
Explanation
'Each' should be followed by a singular pronoun. So, 'their' is incorrectly used and should be changed to 'its'. Also, 'fine tune' is a better usage than 'finely tune'. Option 4 is correct.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: 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.
Ensconced in multiple layers of sponge, none of the Chinese potteries were broken when the worker inadvertently dropped the crate.
Explanation
'None' is always followed by a plural noun and a singular verb. Therefore, the correct phrase will be: none of the Chinese potteries was broken when the worker inadvertently dropped the crate.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: 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.
If you run your own business, trying to organise your activities, finances, and personal contacts are some of the most difficult things you'll ever have to do.
Explanation
The subject in this sentence is 'trying' (as trying to do this is one of the most difficult things one has to do), which is singular; hence, it would take a singular verb. This leaves us with two options - (2) and (3). But (2) involves unnecessary shift in pronoun from 'you' to 'one'; so option (3) is the best choice.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: 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) One of the one who (B) placed it there (C) has returned; the (D) one called Pinto.
Explanation
'One of the ones' is the correct usage. 'One of the' is always followed by a plural noun or pronoun.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: 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.
It is (A) I (B) who (C) has saved the team from (D) another defeat.
Explanation
Change `has` to `have` to correct the error of subject verb agreement, because `who` is a relative pronoun (representing `I` here).
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: 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.
The principal and teacher (A) have (B) a soft corner (C) for (D) students.
Explanation
Change `have` to `has`. When two or more singular nouns are joined by `and` and `the` definite article is used only before the first noun, they refer to the same person.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: 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.
What (A) is (B) the criteria (C) for deciding who (D) gets the prize?
Explanation
Option 1 is the correct answer. "Are" is the correct verb for "criteria" which is a plural noun (singular is criterion).
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: 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.
The manufacture of automobile was extremely expensive until assembly-line techniques made them cheaper to produce.
Explanation
The pronoun `them` signals at a plural noun, but in the sentence the manufacture is of singular `automobile`. This error is rectified only in option (D).
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: 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.
Peter just (A) heard (B) that he had (C) cleared the entrance exam. (D) This made him jump with joy.
Explanation
(This news). It is not clear whether `this` refers to clearing the entrance exam or Peter hearing the news. Logically, the news probably made him happy. Turn the pronoun `this` into an adjective by adding the noun `news` to the sentence.
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Question for Practice Questions Level 3: Sub-Verb & Pronoun
Try yourself:Directions: The given sentence may contain only one error in grammar usage, diction (choice of words) or idiom. The sentence may be correct. Select the numbered part that, according to you, contains the error. If there is no error, the answer is (5), i.e. No error.
Despite the court`s order, (A) summons (B) have not (C) yet been served (D) on him. (E) No error
Explanation
This part bears subject-verb agreement error. `Has` is the correct verb for singular noun `summons`.
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