NUMS — Medical & Dental Entry Test

NUMS English — Sentence Correction and Error Identification (Set 2)

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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 furniture in (A) / the doctors' lounge (B) / were replaced (C) / last month. (D)
- A. (A) The furniture in
- B. (B) the doctors' lounge
- C. (C) were replaced ✓
- D. (D) last month.
Answer: C. (C) were replaced
Explanation: 'Furniture' is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb: 'was replaced'.
Q2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The medicine (A) / should be kept (B) / out of reach (C) / of childrens. (D)
- A. (A) The medicine
- B. (B) should be kept
- C. (C) out of reach
- D. (D) of childrens. ✓
Answer: D. (D) of childrens.
Explanation: 'Children' is already plural; 'childrens' is not a word. It should be 'of children'.
Q3. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The number of patients (A) / admitted to the ward (B) / are higher (C) / than last month. (D)
- A. (A) The number of patients
- B. (B) admitted to the ward
- C. (C) are higher ✓
- D. (D) than last month.
Answer: C. (C) are higher
Explanation: The subject is 'the number', which is singular, so the verb must be 'is higher', not 'are higher'.
Q4. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The patient (A) / complained that (B) / he cannot sleep (C) / the previous night. (D)
- A. (A) The patient
- B. (B) complained that
- C. (C) he cannot sleep ✓
- D. (D) the previous night.
Answer: C. (C) he cannot sleep
Explanation: In reported speech about a past night, the verb shifts back: 'he could not sleep' (or 'had not been able to sleep').
Q5. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He gave me (A) / an useful advice (B) / about preparing (C) / for the interview. (D)
- A. (A) He gave me
- B. (B) an useful advice ✓
- C. (C) about preparing
- D. (D) for the interview.
Answer: B. (B) an useful advice
Explanation: 'Advice' is uncountable, so it cannot take 'an'; also 'useful' starts with a consonant sound. It should be 'some useful advice'.

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Q6. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The professor (A) / along with his students (B) / were invited (C) / to the conference. (D)
- A. (A) The professor
- B. (B) along with his students
- C. (C) were invited
- D. (D) to the conference.
Q7. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: My brother (A) / is senior (B) / than me (C) / by three years. (D)
- A. (A) My brother
- B. (B) is senior
- C. (C) than me
- D. (D) by three years.
Q8. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He is (A) / more cleverer (B) / than any other (C) / student in the class. (D)
- A. (A) He is
- B. (B) more cleverer
- C. (C) than any other
- D. (D) student in the class.
Q9. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The doctor (A) / advised me (B) / to take rest (C) / and drink lot of water. (D)
- A. (A) The doctor
- B. (B) advised me
- C. (C) to take rest
- D. (D) and drink lot of water.
Q10. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Neither of (A) / the two candidates (B) / were selected (C) / for the post. (D)
- A. (A) Neither of
- B. (B) the two candidates
- C. (C) were selected
- D. (D) for the post.
Q11. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: I am (A) / looking forward (B) / to meet you (C) / at the conference. (D)
- A. (A) I am
- B. (B) looking forward
- C. (C) to meet you
- D. (D) at the conference.
Q12. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The students (A) / discussed about (B) / the case (C) / for an hour. (D)
- A. (A) The students
- B. (B) discussed about
- C. (C) the case
- D. (D) for an hour.
Q13. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: If I (A) / was the principal, (B) / I would extend (C) / the library hours. (D)
- A. (A) If I
- B. (B) was the principal,
- C. (C) I would extend
- D. (D) the library hours.
Q14. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: She returned back (A) / to her hometown (B) / after completing (C) / her house job. (D)
- A. (A) She returned back
- B. (B) to her hometown
- C. (C) after completing
- D. (D) her house job.
Q15. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Hardly had (A) / the surgeon entered (B) / the theatre when (C) / the lights goes out. (D)
- A. (A) Hardly had
- B. (B) the surgeon entered
- C. (C) the theatre when
- D. (D) the lights goes out.
Q16. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about information on a website.
- A. The information on the website is outdated.
- B. An information on the website is outdated.
- C. The information on the website are outdated.
- D. The informations on the website is outdated.
Q17. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about a past habit.
- A. He used to walking to college every day.
- B. He used to walk to college every day.
- C. He was used to walk to college every day.
- D. He use to walked to college every day.
Q18. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about the size of a class.
- A. There are lesser students in this class than in that one.
- B. There is less students in this class than in that one.
- C. There are few students in this class than in that one.
- D. There are fewer students in this class than in that one.
Q19. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about a laboratory result.
- A. The result of the tests was surprising.
- B. The result of the tests were surprising.
- C. The result of the tests have been surprising.
- D. The results of the test was surprising.
Q20. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about a journey.
- A. I had reached Lahore yesterday.
- B. I have been reaching Lahore yesterday.
- C. I reached Lahore yesterday.
- D. I have reached Lahore yesterday.
Q21. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about two sisters.
- A. She is more elder than her sister.
- B. She is older than her sister.
- C. She is elder than her sister.
- D. She is eldest than her sister.
Q22. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about a lost book.
- A. Whom do you think took my book?
- B. Whose do you think took my book?
- C. Who do you think took my book?
- D. Which do you think took my book?
Q23. Choose the sentence that does not contain a misplaced or dangling modifier.
- A. Walking into the ward, the smell of disinfectant was strong.
- B. Walking into the ward, I noticed a strong smell of disinfectant.
- C. Walking into the ward, a strong smell of disinfectant was noticed.
- D. Walking into the ward, disinfectant could be smelled strongly.
Q24. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
- A. The doctor, however, refused to sign the form.
- B. The doctor however, refused to sign the form.
- C. The doctor however refused, to sign the form.
- D. The doctor, however refused to sign the form.
Q25. Which spelling is correct for the word meaning 'to suggest something for consideration'?
- A. reccomend
- B. recomend
- C. recommend
- D. reccommend
Q26. Which spelling is correct for the word meaning 'a person's knowledge of right and wrong'?
- A. conscience
- B. conscence
- C. concience
- D. consciense
Q27. Choose the correct replacement for the bracketed part: The number of road accidents [have decreased] since the new speed limit.
- A. are decreasing
- B. has decreased
- C. have been decreasing
- D. had decreased
Q28. Choose the correct replacement for the bracketed part: [Being a rainy day,] the match was cancelled.
- A. As being a rainy day,
- B. Having a rainy day,
- C. It being a rainy day,
- D. Being rainy day,
Q29. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
- A. Each of the boys have done their homework.
- B. Each of the boys have done his homework.
- C. Each of the boys has done their homework.
- D. Each of the boys has done his homework.
Q30. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about a meeting time.
- A. The meeting will start at 9 a.m. in Monday.
- B. The meeting will start at 9 a.m. on Monday.
- C. The meeting will start in 9 a.m. on Monday.
- D. The meeting will start on 9 a.m. at Monday.