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NUMS English — Sentence Correction and Error Identification (Set 7)

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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 price of these mangoes (A) / are (B) / too high (C) / for most families. (D)
- A. (B) are ✓
- B. (A) The price of these mangoes
- C. (D) for most families.
- D. (C) too high
Answer: A. (B) are
Explanation: The subject is the singular noun 'price', so the verb must be 'is', not 'are'.
Q2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: She is (A) / one of those teachers (B) / who always encourages (C) / weak students. (D)
- A. (B) one of those teachers
- B. (C) who always encourages ✓
- C. (D) weak students.
- D. (A) She is
Answer: B. (C) who always encourages
Explanation: 'Who' refers to the plural 'teachers', so the verb must be 'encourage'.
Q3. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: I prefer (A) / walking in the park (B) / than (C) / sitting in the cafeteria. (D)
- A. (B) walking in the park
- B. (C) than ✓
- C. (A) I prefer
- D. (D) sitting in the cafeteria.
Answer: B. (C) than
Explanation: 'Prefer' is followed by 'to', not 'than': 'prefer walking to sitting'.
Q4. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The news (A) / that he had passed (B) / the entrance test (C) / were a great relief to his parents. (D)
- A. (D) were a great relief to his parents. ✓
- B. (B) that he had passed
- C. (A) The news
- D. (C) the entrance test
Answer: A. (D) were a great relief to his parents.
Explanation: 'News' is uncountable and singular, so the verb should be 'was'.
Q5. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Hardly had (A) / the patient reached the clinic (B) / than (C) / the doctor arrived. (D)
- A. (C) than ✓
- B. (B) the patient reached the clinic
- C. (A) Hardly had
- D. (D) the doctor arrived.
Answer: A. (C) than
Explanation: 'Hardly' is followed by 'when', not 'than'.

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Q6. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He is looking (A) / forward (B) / to meet (C) / his old professor. (D)
- A. (A) He is looking
- B. (C) to meet
- C. (B) forward
- D. (D) his old professor.
Q7. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Despite of (A) / the heavy rain, (B) / the match (C) / was played on schedule. (D)
- A. (C) the match
- B. (D) was played on schedule.
- C. (B) the heavy rain,
- D. (A) Despite of
Q8. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The principal, (A) / along with the teachers, (B) / are planning (C) / a trip to Murree. (D)
- A. (B) along with the teachers,
- B. (D) a trip to Murree.
- C. (A) The principal,
- D. (C) are planning
Q9. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: If I would have (A) / known about the delay, (B) / I would have (C) / left earlier. (D)
- A. (B) known about the delay,
- B. (D) left earlier.
- C. (A) If I would have
- D. (C) I would have
Q10. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: She is married (A) / with (B) / a dentist (C) / from Lahore. (D)
- A. (B) with
- B. (A) She is married
- C. (C) a dentist
- D. (D) from Lahore.
Q11. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Scarcely had (A) / the lecture begun (B) / when the lights (C) / had gone out. (D)
- A. (B) the lecture begun
- B. (D) had gone out.
- C. (A) Scarcely had
- D. (C) when the lights
Q12. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: She suggested (A) / that we should (B) / to go (C) / by the early train. (D)
- A. (C) to go
- B. (B) that we should
- C. (A) She suggested
- D. (D) by the early train.
Q13. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The girl (A) / whom I thought (B) / was the winner (C) / was disqualified. (D)
- A. (B) whom I thought
- B. (A) The girl
- C. (D) was disqualified.
- D. (C) was the winner
Q14. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Many a student (A) / have failed (B) / in this subject (C) / because of carelessness. (D)
- A. (A) Many a student
- B. (D) because of carelessness.
- C. (C) in this subject
- D. (B) have failed
Q15. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He has lost (A) / his keys (B) / and cannot (C) / find it. (D)
- A. (B) his keys
- B. (A) He has lost
- C. (C) and cannot
- D. (D) find it.
Q16. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The old man (A) / was too weak (B) / to climbed (C) / the steep stairs. (D)
- A. (B) was too weak
- B. (A) The old man
- C. (D) the steep stairs.
- D. (C) to climbed
Q17. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: She apologised (A) / him (B) / for (C) / being late. (D)
- A. (D) being late.
- B. (C) for
- C. (B) him
- D. (A) She apologised
Q18. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He was accused (A) / for (B) / stealing (C) / the money. (D)
- A. (D) the money.
- B. (A) He was accused
- C. (B) for
- D. (C) stealing
Q19. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Our teacher (A) / has given us (B) / many informations (C) / about the exam. (D)
- A. (D) about the exam.
- B. (C) many informations
- C. (A) Our teacher
- D. (B) has given us
Q20. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: I have (A) / a few informations (B) / about (C) / the hostel. (D)
- A. (B) a few informations
- B. (D) the hostel.
- C. (C) about
- D. (A) I have
Q21. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Each of the students (A) / in the hostel (B) / have to submit (C) / a medical certificate. (D)
- A. (C) have to submit
- B. (A) Each of the students
- C. (B) in the hostel
- D. (D) a medical certificate.
Q22. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He is (A) / afraid (B) / from (C) / snakes. (D)
- A. (A) He is
- B. (D) snakes.
- C. (C) from
- D. (B) afraid
Q23. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The two sisters (A) / often quarrel (B) / with each others (C) / over small things. (D)
- A. (A) The two sisters
- B. (B) often quarrel
- C. (C) with each others
- D. (D) over small things.
Q24. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The doctor's advise (A) / was to rest (B) / for a week (C) / after the surgery. (D)
- A. (D) after the surgery.
- B. (A) The doctor's advise
- C. (B) was to rest
- D. (C) for a week
Q25. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The news of his success (A) / were received (B) / with great joy (C) / by the whole family. (D)
- A. (D) by the whole family.
- B. (A) The news of his success
- C. (C) with great joy
- D. (B) were received
Q26. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: I have been living (A) / in this city (B) / from five years. (C) / It is very noisy. (D)
- A. (A) I have been living
- B. (B) in this city
- C. (C) from five years.
- D. (D) It is very noisy.
Q27. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: If he (A) / will come (B) / tomorrow, (C) / I shall talk to him. (D)
- A. (A) If he
- B. (B) will come
- C. (C) tomorrow,
- D. (D) I shall talk to him.
Q28. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: The books (A) / were (B) / laying (C) / on the shelf. (D)
- A. (D) on the shelf.
- B. (C) laying
- C. (A) The books
- D. (B) were
Q29. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: I have (A) / two (B) / brother-in-laws (C) / in Lahore. (D)
- A. (A) I have
- B. (C) brother-in-laws
- C. (B) two
- D. (D) in Lahore.
Q30. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: Though (A) / he was ill, (B) / but (C) / he attended the class. (D)
- A. (B) he was ill,
- B. (D) he attended the class.
- C. (A) Though
- D. (C) but