NUMS — Medical & Dental Entry Test

NUMS English — Sentence Correction and Error Identification (Set 1)

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30 NUMS English

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The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.

Q1. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The data (A) / collected from the patients (B) / were analysed (C) / careful by the team. (D)
- A. (A) The data
- B. (B) collected from the patients
- C. (C) were analysed
- D. (D) careful by the team. ✓
Answer: D. (D) careful by the team.
Explanation: 'careful' modifies the verb 'analysed', so the adverb 'carefully' is required.
Q2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Despite of (A) / the heavy rain, (B) / the students reached (C) / the hall on time. (D)
- A. (A) Despite of ✓
- B. (B) the heavy rain,
- C. (C) the students reached
- D. (D) the hall on time.
Answer: A. (A) Despite of
Explanation: 'Despite' is never followed by 'of'; use 'Despite the heavy rain' or 'In spite of the heavy rain'.
Q3. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He did not (A) / knew the answer (B) / to the question (C) / asked by the examiner. (D)
- A. (A) He did not
- B. (B) knew the answer ✓
- C. (C) to the question
- D. (D) asked by the examiner.
Answer: B. (B) knew the answer
Explanation: After the auxiliary 'did not', the base form is used: 'did not know'.
Q4. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: She is (A) / one of the best student (B) / who have joined (C) / this college. (D)
- A. (A) She is
- B. (B) one of the best student ✓
- C. (C) who have joined
- D. (D) this college.
Answer: B. (B) one of the best student
Explanation: 'One of the best' must be followed by a plural noun: 'one of the best students'.
Q5. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The doctor advised him (A) / to avoid (B) / eating fatty foods (C) / and to exercises daily. (D)
- A. (A) The doctor advised him
- B. (B) to avoid
- C. (C) eating fatty foods
- D. (D) and to exercises daily. ✓
Answer: D. (D) and to exercises daily.
Explanation: After 'to', the base form of the verb is used: 'to exercise daily'.

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Q6. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Every one of the (A) / books on the shelf (B) / have been (C) / catalogued. (D)
- A. (A) Every one of the
- B. (B) books on the shelf
- C. (C) have been
- D. (D) catalogued.
Q7. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: If it will rain (A) / tomorrow, (B) / the match (C) / will be postponed. (D)
- A. (A) If it will rain
- B. (B) tomorrow,
- C. (C) the match
- D. (D) will be postponed.
Q8. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He has been living (A) / in Lahore (B) / since five years (C) / with his family. (D)
- A. (A) He has been living
- B. (B) in Lahore
- C. (C) since five years
- D. (D) with his family.
Q9. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The news (A) / of his recovery (B) / were received (C) / with great joy. (D)
- A. (A) The news
- B. (B) of his recovery
- C. (C) were received
- D. (D) with great joy.
Q10. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: I prefer tea (A) / than coffee (B) / in the morning, (C) / especially in winter. (D)
- A. (A) I prefer tea
- B. (B) than coffee
- C. (C) in the morning,
- D. (D) especially in winter.
Q11. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: She, along with her brothers, (A) / are going (B) / to the wedding (C) / next week. (D)
- A. (A) She, along with her brothers,
- B. (B) are going
- C. (C) to the wedding
- D. (D) next week.
Q12. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The lecturer explained (A) / the theory (B) / to my friend and I (C) / after class. (D)
- A. (A) The lecturer explained
- B. (B) the theory
- C. (C) to my friend and I
- D. (D) after class.
Q13. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Scarcely had (A) / we sat down (B) / than the lights (C) / went out. (D)
- A. (A) Scarcely had
- B. (B) we sat down
- C. (C) than the lights
- D. (D) went out.
Q14. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Hardly anyone (A) / never visits (B) / that old library (C) / these days. (D)
- A. (A) Hardly anyone
- B. (B) never visits
- C. (C) that old library
- D. (D) these days.
Q15. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The patient (A) / was laying (B) / on the bed (C) / when the nurse came. (D)
- A. (A) The patient
- B. (B) was laying
- C. (C) on the bed
- D. (D) when the nurse came.
Q16. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about attendance at a meeting.
- A. Neither the manager nor the clerks was present.
- B. Neither of the manager nor the clerks were present.
- C. Neither the manager nor the clerks were present.
- D. Neither the manager or the clerks were present.
Q17. Choose the grammatically correct sentence comparing two colleagues' seniority.
- A. He is senior from me by two years.
- B. He is senior to me by two years.
- C. He is senior than me by two years.
- D. He is the senior to me by two years.
Q18. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about a long friendship.
- A. I know her since ten years.
- B. I am knowing her for ten years.
- C. I have known her for ten years.
- D. I have known her since ten years.
Q19. Choose the grammatically correct sentence describing a hospital ward.
- A. The furniture in the new ward are comfortable.
- B. The furnitures in the new ward is comfortable.
- C. The furniture in the new ward is comfortable.
- D. The furnitures in the new ward are comfortable.
Q20. Choose the grammatically correct sentence reporting a question.
- A. She asked me where did I live.
- B. She asked me where I lived.
- C. She asked me that where I lived.
- D. She asked me where do I live.
Q21. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about handling a case.
- A. Let him and I handle the case.
- B. Let he and I handle the case.
- C. Let he and me handle the case.
- D. Let him and me handle the case.
Q22. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about school lockers.
- A. Each boy and each girl have a locker.
- B. Each boys and girls has a locker.
- C. Each boy and each girl has a locker.
- D. Every boys and girls have a locker.
Q23. Choose the grammatically correct sentence describing a surgeon.
- A. The lady which son is my classmate is a surgeon.
- B. The lady who's son is my classmate is a surgeon.
- C. The lady whom son is my classmate is a surgeon.
- D. The lady whose son is my classmate is a surgeon.
Q24. Which spelling of the word meaning 'a place to stay' is correct?
- A. acomodation
- B. accomodation
- C. acommodation
- D. accommodation
Q25. Which spelling of the noun meaning 'an event or incident' is correct?
- A. ocurrence
- B. occurence
- C. occurrence
- D. occurrance
Q26. Choose the sentence that does not contain a dangling modifier.
- A. Walking to the hospital, a road accident was seen by me.
- B. Walking to the hospital, a road accident happened in front of me.
- C. Walking to the hospital, I saw a road accident.
- D. Walking to the hospital, the accident caught my attention.
Q27. Choose the correct replacement for the underlined part: He insisted [on to see] the medical report.
- A. on see
- B. for seeing
- C. on seeing
- D. to see
Q28. Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated and joined.
- A. The ambulance arrived quickly it saved the patient's life.
- B. The ambulance arrived quickly, saved it the patient's life.
- C. The ambulance arrived quickly, and it saved the patient's life.
- D. The ambulance arrived quickly, it saved the patient's life.
Q29. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about a favourite subject.
- A. Mathematic is my favourite subject.
- B. Mathematics are my favourite subject.
- C. The mathematics are my favourite subject.
- D. Mathematics is my favourite subject.
Q30. Choose the grammatically correct sentence expressing a regret.
- A. I wish I would attend the seminar yesterday.
- B. I wish I had attended the seminar yesterday.
- C. I wish I attended the seminar yesterday.
- D. I wish I have attended the seminar yesterday.