1
He resented them criticizing their efforts because when he had asked them to help him they had not shown any interest.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
their criticizing his efforts because when he had He resented them criticizing their
efforts
Subject + Verb + Object (In the form of phrase)
Error occurs in
Object, where the word ‘them’ will be ‘their’ as ‘criticizing’ is gerund
(verb+noun). In that sense only possessive form of a noun (their) can modify
another noun (criticizing).
Another error is
‘their’ that will be replaced with ‘his‘ as the word represents the subject
‘He’.
Subject + Verb + Object
2
She was disturbed by you entering her room without her permission.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
disturbed by your entering her roomError occurs in
usage of appropriate form of preposition (her).
your entering
Possessive form + Gerund
3
With the exception of Rose and I, everyone in the accident was injured seriously.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
Rose and me, everyone in the accident was injured.In the above underline, ‘I' should be me.
As any word/s after preposition is the
object of that preposition.
of Rose and me
Preposition + Object (Pronoun would be in objective
form)
4
The man whom I thought would win the game could not win at last.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
The man who I thought would win the game couldHere, three small sentences exist in the
above complex sentence.
1. The
man
could not win the
game at last.
2. whom would win the game
Subject +
verb + object
3. I
thought
Subject + Verb
5
Even though the guilty persons have been caught, everything depends upon him arriving on time and giving the decision about his punishment.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
everything depends upon his arriving on time and giving the decision about their punishment.The main part of the sentence:
Subject + Verb + Object
upon him arriving
Preposition + Object (Pronoun would be in objective
form)
Any preposition (him) before gerund would be
in possessive form (his).
and 'the guilty persons' ………… refers to…….. 'his' punishment.
Here, ‘his’ should be ‘their’ as ‘their’ denotes ‘the
guilty persons’.
6
He was told to give the award to whomever he thought had done the most valuable work on this subject.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
to whoever he thought had doneThe structure of the sentence:
He + was
told to give + the award + ……………....
Subject Verb Object (Objective clause)
……+ whomever + he thought + had
done + ………..
Subject
Absolute Verb
Objective clause
From the above sentence structure, it is
clear that ‘whomever’ is the subject of the verb ‘had done’. So subjective form
(whoever) should be replaced instead of ‘whomever’.
And ‘he thought’ is the absolute that, if
omitted, doesn’t make any distort of meaning as well as basic sentence
structure.
7
I must advise you to buy this book because of its simple method of presentation and because it is cheap.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
its simple method of presentation and cheapness.In the above complex sentence two separate
sentence is adjoined with subordinate conjunction ‘because’. The underline
sentence is subordinating clause as it narrates the additional meaning of the
main clause.
The error in the subordinating clause is
known as ‘error of parallelism’.
Because of
+ its simple method of presentation
+ and
+ because it is cheap.
Noun phrase Clause
But after the conjunction ‘because’ both
should be similar in structure-either in phrase or clause form. So, option (D)
is the best.
8
The opposition party stated that the president had opposed the proposed tax because it was not only regressive but also because of being unnecessary.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
it was not only regressive but also unnecessary.Here, we can see the ‘error of parallelism’
in the above underline.
Adjective Phrase
Rather, after ‘but also’ it should adjective
instead of phrase.
Adjective Adjective
9
Strict economic sanctions that have been imposed against the country ban investments there and numerous goods may not be imported.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
ban investments there and importation of numerous goods. Noun Clause
To maintain the parallelism of object and
modifier, the clause after coordinating connective (and) should also be noun.
So, the choice-(A) is appropriate and
precise to express the meaning.
country ban investments there and importation
of numerous goods.
Noun Noun (Noun phrase)
10
In the present decade, the world community has discovered the need to conserve energy and attempts have been made to meet the crisis.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer & Solution
Answer:
discovered the need to conserve energy and has made attempts to meet the crisis.The main structure of the sentence:
has discovered the need to conserve energy.
Passive form
Here, two independent clauses connected with
coordinating conjunction (and); one in active form and the other in passive
form. The passive form has been made unnecessarily.
As the clauses are connected with
coordinate, structure of the clauses should be parallel.
has discovered the need to conserve energy.
Subject has made attempts to
meet the crisis.
Active form
So, choice –(B) is appropriate.