NUMS — Medical & Dental Entry Test

NUMS English — Sentence Correction and Error Identification (Set 6)

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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: She has (A) / been suffering (B) / from a persistent cough (C) / since last three weeks. (D)
- A. (D) since last three weeks. ✓
- B. (A) She has
- C. (B) been suffering
- D. (C) from a persistent cough
Answer: A. (D) since last three weeks.
Explanation: A period of time takes 'for': 'for the last three weeks'.
Q2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The principal (A) / was angry (B) / on the students (C) / for their repeated absence. (D)
- A. (A) The principal
- B. (B) was angry
- C. (D) for their repeated absence.
- D. (C) on the students ✓
Answer: D. (C) on the students
Explanation: The adjective 'angry' takes 'with' for a person: 'angry with the students'.
Q3. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: I shall (A) / call you (B) / as soon as (C) / the results will arrive. (D)
- A. (A) I shall
- B. (B) call you
- C. (D) the results will arrive. ✓
- D. (C) as soon as
Answer: C. (D) the results will arrive.
Explanation: A time clause about the future uses the present simple: 'as soon as the results arrive'.
Q4. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He is (A) / the most intelligent (B) / of all (C) / other students. (D)
- A. (A) He is
- B. (B) the most intelligent
- C. (C) of all
- D. (D) other students. ✓
Answer: D. (D) other students.
Explanation: 'Of all' compares with the whole group, so 'other' is wrong: 'of all students'.
Q5. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The driver was (A) / convicted for (B) / reckless driving (C) / and heavily fined. (D)
- A. (A) The driver was
- B. (B) convicted for ✓
- C. (C) reckless driving
- D. (D) and heavily fined.
Answer: B. (B) convicted for
Explanation: The verb 'convict' takes 'of': 'convicted of reckless driving'.

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Q6. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The patient had (A) / drank (B) / all the medicine (C) / before the doctor arrived. (D)
- A. (B) drank
- B. (A) The patient had
- C. (C) all the medicine
- D. (D) before the doctor arrived.
Q7. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The teacher (A) / praised Hina (B) / and I (C) / for the neat work. (D)
- A. (A) The teacher
- B. (B) praised Hina
- C. (D) for the neat work.
- D. (C) and I
Q8. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: This soup (A) / smells (B) / badly, (C) / so please throw it away. (D)
- A. (A) This soup
- B. (B) smells
- C. (C) badly,
- D. (D) so please throw it away.
Q9. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The doctor's advice (A) / had a great (B) / affect on (C) / his daily habits. (D)
- A. (A) The doctor's advice
- B. (B) had a great
- C. (C) affect on
- D. (D) his daily habits.
Q10. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: There is (A) / several reasons (B) / for (C) / the delay. (D)
- A. (A) There is
- B. (B) several reasons
- C. (C) for
- D. (D) the delay.
Q11. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The bridge (A) / which was built (B) / in 1990 (C) / are still in use. (D)
- A. (D) are still in use.
- B. (A) The bridge
- C. (B) which was built
- D. (C) in 1990
Q12. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He objected (A) / to be treated (B) / like a child (C) / by his colleagues. (D)
- A. (A) He objected
- B. (C) like a child
- C. (D) by his colleagues.
- D. (B) to be treated
Q13. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The Indus is (A) / longer than (B) / any river (C) / within Pakistan. (D)
- A. (A) The Indus is
- B. (B) longer than
- C. (D) within Pakistan.
- D. (C) any river
Q14. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: I suggest (A) / that he should (B) / to consult (C) / a specialist. (D)
- A. (A) I suggest
- B. (B) that he should
- C. (C) to consult
- D. (D) a specialist.
Q15. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Please (A) / explain me (B) / the meaning (C) / of this term. (D)
- A. (A) Please
- B. (B) explain me
- C. (C) the meaning
- D. (D) of this term.
Q16. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: She is (A) / afraid from (B) / the dark (C) / and sleeps with a lamp on. (D)
- A. (B) afraid from
- B. (A) She is
- C. (C) the dark
- D. (D) and sleeps with a lamp on.
Q17. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Unless you (A) / will complete (B) / the form, (C) / you cannot be admitted. (D)
- A. (A) Unless you
- B. (B) will complete
- C. (C) the form,
- D. (D) you cannot be admitted.
Q18. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The furniture (A) / in the hall (B) / are (C) / quite old. (D)
- A. (A) The furniture
- B. (B) in the hall
- C. (C) are
- D. (D) quite old.
Q19. Which is the correct spelling of the word meaning 'to make someone feel awkward or ashamed'?
- A. Embarras
- B. Embarress
- C. Embarrass
- D. Embarass
Q20. Which is the correct spelling of the word meaning 'a set of written questions used to collect information'?
- A. Questionnaire
- B. Quesionnaire
- C. Questionaire
- D. Questionnare
Q21. Which is the correct spelling of the word meaning 'a period of one thousand years'?
- A. Millenneum
- B. Milennium
- C. Millennium
- D. Millenium
Q22. Which is the correct spelling of the word meaning 'steady effort despite difficulties'?
- A. Perseverance
- B. Perseverence
- C. Perserverance
- D. Perseverrance
Q23. Choose the best replacement for the bracketed part of the sentence: He is the man [whom I think is responsible] for the leak.
- A. who I think are responsible
- B. whose I think is responsible
- C. whom I think to be responsible
- D. who I think is responsible
Q24. Choose the best replacement for the bracketed part of the sentence: Please [revert back to me] with the signed form by Friday.
- A. replying back to me
- B. reply to me
- C. revert backward to me
- D. reverted back to me
Q25. Choose the best way to combine the two sentences: 'He was tired. He kept working.'
- A. He was tired, so he kept working.
- B. He was tired because he kept working.
- C. Although he was tired, but he kept working.
- D. Although he was tired, he kept working.
Q26. Choose the best replacement for the bracketed part of the sentence: The teacher [made me to write] the essay again.
- A. made me writing
- B. made me write
- C. made that I write
- D. made me for writing
Q27. Choose the grammatically correct sentence about a patient resting in bed.
- A. The patient lied quietly while the nurse laid a blanket over him.
- B. The patient laid quietly while the nurse lay a blanket over him.
- C. The patient lay quietly while the nurse laid a blanket over him.
- D. The patient lay quietly while the nurse lain a blanket over him.
Q28. Choose the grammatically correct sentence offering help.
- A. Should you needing any help, please call me.
- B. Should you will need any help, please call me.
- C. If should you need any help, please call me.
- D. Should you need any help, please call me.
Q29. Choose the sentence that contains no redundancy.
- A. He reversed the car into the garage.
- B. He again reversed back the car into the garage.
- C. He reversed the car back into the garage.
- D. He reversed back the car into the garage.
Q30. Choose the sentence that uses 'whose' correctly.
- A. Hira, whose brother is a pilot, lives near the airport.
- B. Hira, whos brother is a pilot, lives near the airport.
- C. Hira, who's brother is a pilot, lives near the airport.
- D. Hira, whose' brother is a pilot, lives near the airport.