General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The visitors complained / at the poor accommodation / they were provided / during the tour.

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    at the poor accommodation
    Correct
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    The visitors complained
    Correct
    Wrong
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    during the tour
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    they were provided
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "during the tour"
Explanation :

The correct form should be "The visitors complained about the poor accommodation they were provided with during the tour." The preposition "during" is unnecessary.

Q:

Change into Indirect speech. 

The teacher said to the boys. "Wait here till I return."

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    The teacher told the boys to wait there till he returned.
    Correct
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  • 2
    The teacher told the boys that they should wait till her returns.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    The teacher advised the boys not to wait for him till he returns.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    The teacher requested the boys to wait for him till he returned.
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "The teacher told the boys to wait there till he returned. "

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Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

I don't like people keeping me waiting. 

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    I don't like people are kept me waiting.
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    I don't like people were kept me waiting
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    I don't like being kept waiting.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    I don't like , people are being kept waiting
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Answer : 3. "I don't like being kept waiting."

Q:

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

They finally did what / we advice them to do / before the final match.

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    we advice them to do
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    before the final match
    Correct
    Wrong
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    They finally did what
    Correct
    Wrong
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    No error
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "we advice them to do"

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Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

The sun hid behind a cloud and it seemed like a light (have been switched) off.

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    had been switched
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    had been switch
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    Wrong
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    have been switching
    Correct
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    no improvement
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Answer : 1. "had been switched "

Q:

In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.

Cut somebody some slack

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    Not to be so critical
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    Not to be so benevolent
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Not to be so rude
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Not to be so happy
    Correct
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    Not to be so boring
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Answer : 1. "Not to be so critical"
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Directions: In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers A), B), C), D) and E). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.

It is _____ that in the present system there is neither justice nor ________ to law.

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    Disgusting, practice
    Correct
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    Shameful, respect
    Correct
    Wrong
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    unethical, subject
    Correct
    Wrong
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    unfortunate, adherence
    Correct
    Wrong
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    strange, concept
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Answer : 4. "unfortunate, adherence"

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