ENGLISH QUIZ - 17

Directions (Q.1 - 5): Read each of the following sentences to find out whether there are any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

1. Some people (1)/ are believing (2)/ that women cannot (3)/ compete with men. (4)/ No error (5)

2. He avoids (1)/ taking the (2)/ prescribed medicine (3)/ at regularly intervals. (4)/ No error (5)

3. When we heard the name (1)/ of our leader uttered (2)/ respectfully by the foreigners (3)/ we felt pride of him. (4)/ No error (5)

4. It goes to his credit (1)/ that he was a clean man (2)/ in politics as well as (3)/ his person dealings. (4)/ No error (5)

5. It was evident (1)/ to me that there (2)/ was any mistake (3)/ in that account. (4)/ No error (5)

Directions (Q.6 - 10): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction required, mark (e) as the answer.

6. We have hired an advertising agency to prepare a campaign to encourage people votes.

a) people from voting

b) about for people

c) people to vote

d) votes by people

e) No correction required

7. During the training programme the new recruits will be briefed about how their role in the new organizations.

a) what their role

b) about their role

c) for its roles

d) which are their role

e) No correction required

8. The equipment is in such poor condition that we have no alternative to buy new ones.

a) many alternative like

b) any alternative except

c) no other alternative

d) no alternative but

e) No correction required

9. Since, the deadline has been changed from next week to this Thursday you should give this work priority.

a) be given this work priority

b) not give priority this work

c) prioritised this work

d) priority this work

e) No correction required

10. After the success of our project we have been receiving more requests than we do not have resources to handle them.

a) many requests but

b) most of the requests

c) more requests that

d) too many requests

e) No correction required

Answers: 1- 2, 2- 4, 3- 4, 4- 4, 5- 3, 6- C, 7- B, 8- D, 9- E, 10- A