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Q1. Which statement is not true about the sentence? Three hours are enough for you to complete your exam.
  • 1) ‘Three hours’ is the subject of the sentence.
  • 2) The sentence exhibits correct agreement between the subject and the verb.
  • 3) The verb ‘are’ agrees with ‘Three hours’.
  • 4) The sentence is incorrect.

Solution

The sentence exhibits correct agreement between the subject and the verb. False Correct: Three hours is enough for you to complete your exam.
Q2. State whether the following sentence is correct or incorrect. Rewrite the sentence if it is incorrect. Intolerance towards one another’s beliefs, customs and cultural values result in discord in the society.

Solution

Incorrect Correct: Intolerance towards one another’s beliefs, customs and cultural values results in discord in the society.
Q3. Fill in the blank with an appropriate subject. _________ are aquatic creatures.
  • 1) Shark
  • 2) Squid
  • 3) Fish
  • 4) Octopus

Solution

Fish are aquatic creatures.
Q4. Which option can be used for the blank? ______ are reared by the farmer for commercial purposes.
  • 1) Poultry
  • 2) Cattle
  • 3) Sheep
  • 4) All of the above

Solution

‘Cattle’ and ‘Poultry’ always agree with plural verbs. ‘Sheep’ can agree with singular or plural verbs.
Q5. Fill in the blank with an appropriate verb. Mary is one of those people who never ________ the value of good friendship.
  • 1) is understanding
  • 2) understands
  • 3) are understanding
  • 4) understand

Solution

Mary is one of those people who never understand the value of good friendship. The verb ‘understand’ agrees with the plural noun ‘people’. Mary is one of those people.
Q6. Pick the grammatically correct option.
  • 1) All of Keats’ poetries are found in this book.
  • 2) All of Keats’ poems are found in this book.
  • 3) All of Keats’ poem are found in this book.
  • 4) All of Keats’ poetries is found in this book

Solution

All of Keats’ poems are found in this book.
Q7. Which statement is incorrect about the following sentences? Bread and butter was served to the children every morning. Bread and butter were at the top of my shopping list.
  • 1) In sentence (a), ‘Bread and butter’ is treated like a single idea.
  • 2) If sentence (b) had only one subject (either butter or bread), the verb would be singular.
  • 3) In sentence (b), ‘Bread and butter’ are different items in the shopping list.
  • 4) In sentence (a), the correct verb should be ‘were’.

Solution

Incorrect: In sentence (a), the correct verb should be ‘were’. ‘Bread and butter’ is treated as a single breakfast item. Hence, the correct verb is ‘was’.
Q8. State the words which agree with one another in the sentence. The fact was known to the historians.

Solution

The fact - Subject was known - Verb
Q9. Find the odd one.
  • 1) Grass
  • 2) Scissors
  • 3) Jeans
  • 4) Alms

Solution

‘Grass’ is singular and agrees with a singular verb. The rest agree with plural verbs.
Q10. Which sentence is grammatically incorrect? Everyone I know these days are investing in a good phone. Someone at the door, who is asking for Mr Pratap, refuse to leave unless they meet him.
  • 1) Only sentence b is correct
  • 2) a and b are both incorrect.
  • 3) Only sentence a is correct.
  • 4) a and b are both correct.

Solution

Correct: Everyone I know these days is investing in a good phone. Someone at the door, who is asking for Mr Pratap, refuses to leave unless he meets him.
Q11. Find the odd one out.
  • 1) Boils
  • 2) Measles
  • 3) Sores
  • 4) Rashes

Solution

‘Measles’ agrees with singular verbs.  The remaining words agree with plural verbs.
Q12. Fill in the blank with the correct verb. Susan’s sisters-in-law _______ close by.  
  • 1) live
  • 2) lives

Solution

Susan’s sisters-in-law live close by.  
Q13. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs. Economics _____ my favourite subject. The economics of the nation _____ the decisive factors.

Solution

Economics is my favourite subject. (‘Economics’ refers to the name of a subject.) The economics of the nation are the decisive factors. (‘The economics’ refer to all the monetary conditions of a nation.)
Q14. Which statement is true for the sentence?  Either of the boys was responsible for the mayhem in the class.
  • 1) Only one out of the two boys is responsible for the mayhem in the class.
  • 2) Many boys are responsible for the mayhem in the class.
  • 3) Two boys are responsible for the mayhem in the class.
  • 4) The sentence is grammatically incorrect.

Solution

Only one out of the two boys is responsible for the mayhem in the class. ‘Either of the’ implies one out of the two.
Q15. Which sentence is grammatically correct? The man who owns various breeds of dogs was found dead in his house. The police is on the lookout for the man who was loitering around the house. They need more informations about his whereabouts.
  • 1) Sentences b and c
  • 2) Only sentence a
  • 3) Sentences a and b
  • 4) Sentences a and c

Solution

Sentence a Correct b) The police are on the lookout for the man who was loitering around the house.  c) They need more information about his whereabouts.
Q16. Which statement is true for the given statement? Rachna Tripati is one of those English novelists in the country who have expressed solidarity towards the victims of the tragedy.
  • 1) The verb ‘have’ agrees with English novelists.
  • 2) The verb ‘have’ agrees with novelists.
  • 3) The verb ‘have’ agrees with ‘country’.
  • 4) The verb ‘have’ agrees with ‘Rachna Tripati’.

Solution

The verb ‘have’ agrees with English novelists. Rachna Tripati is one of those English novelists in the country who have expressed their solidarity towards the victims of the tragedy.
Q17. State whether the following sentence is correct or incorrect. Rewrite the sentence if it is incorrect. Statistics about the country’s educational quality reveals troublesome details.

Solution

Incorrect Correct: Statistics about the country’s educational quality reveal troublesome details.  
Q18. Rewrite the sentence correctly. The organisation consist of people who believes in the power of free speech.

Solution

The organisation consists of people who believe in the power of free speech. The collective noun ‘organisation’ is singular and will agree with the singular verb ‘consists’. The noun ‘people’ is plural and will agree with plural verb ‘believe’.
Q19. Is the sentence correct? Rewrite correctly if incorrect. The studies conducted by the leading psephologist of the ABC party reveal that the election results will be in their favour.  

Solution

The studies conducted by the leading psephologist of the ABC party reveal that the election results will be in their favour.  The studies - Subject (Plural) Reveal - Verb (Plural) They agree with each other.
Q20. Which statement is not true about the sentence? Each of the men working in the factory leaves when they complete their 12-hour shift.  
  • 1) ‘leaves’ is the verb that agrees with ‘Each’.
  • 2) ‘Each’ is the subject in the sentence.
  • 3) The noun ‘men’ agrees with the verb ‘working’.
  • 4) The sentence is grammatically incorrect.

Solution

The sentence is grammatically incorrect. Correct: Each of the men working in the factory leaves when he completes his 12-hour shift. 
Q21. Name the subject and the verb in the following sentence and write whether they agree with each other.  The public were offended by the incendiary statements of the politician.

Solution

Public - Subject were - Verb They agree with each other. Words like Public, Police, Cattle, Gentry, Poultry and Vermin are always plural.
Q22. Fill in the blank with the correct verb. The doctor deployed at the children’s medical camp by the hospital authorities ________ an expert in paediatric medicine.
  • 1) have
  • 2) was
  • 3) were
  • 4) being

Solution

The doctor deployed at the children’s medical camp by the hospital authorities was an expert in paediatric medicine.
Q23. State whether the following sentence is correct or incorrect. Rewrite the sentence correctly if it is incorrect.  The team who has arrived today from the Samoan Islands are a group of anthropologists.

Solution

Incorrect Correct: The team who has arrived today from the Samoan Islands is a group of anthropologists.
Q24. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verbs. Mossad ____(be) one of the five major intelligence agencies that ____(help) the state of Israel gather information about its external and internal threats. The Mossad ____(has) performed many operations in order to protect the state from the neighbouring aggressors. It ____ (avenge) the deaths of Israelis and Jews around the world. Militant Arabs and Former Nazis ____ (be) its main enemies. One of the Mossad’s many overseas operations ____ (be) the extradition of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann.

Solution

Mossad is one of the five major intelligence agencies that help the state of Israel gather information about its external and internal threats. The Mossad has performed many operations in order to protect the state from the neighbouring aggressors. It avenges the deaths of Israelis and Jews around the world. Militant Arabs and Former Nazis are its main enemies. One of the Mossad’s many overseas operations is the extradition of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann.
Q25. Choose the correct option for the given blanks. Mr Pashupathi, along with his team of efficient auditors,_____ every department’s financial records. (examine/examines)   One out of every five people _____ in China. (live/lives)   Neither Asha nor Harsha _____ the cunning to cheat anyone. (have/has) 

Solution

Mr Pashupathi, along with his team of efficient auditors,examines every department’s financial records. One out of every five people lives in China. Neither Asha nor Harsha has the cunning to cheat anyone.  
Q26. State whether the following sentence is correct or incorrect. Rewrite the sentence correctly if it is incorrect. Either of the two wires detonates the bomb.

Solution

Either of the two wires detonates the bomb. ‘Either of the two’ means one of them. The singular verb ‘detonates’ therefore agrees with it.
Q27. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs. The goods supplied by the local grocer _____ (is/are) fresh. Politics _____ (is/ are) the practice and theory of achieving power over a community or a state. Social and economic development _____ (are/is) the backbone of every one of the party’s policies.

Solution

The goods supplied by the local grocer are fresh. Politics is the practice and theory of achieving power over a community or a state. Social and economic development is the backbone of the party’s policies.
Q28. Is the sentence correct? Rewrite correctly if incorrect. The cattle have gathered near the brook.

Solution

Correct  
Q29. Fill in the blanks.  This book on Physics ______ the most comprehensive one available in the market. Rajesh who is a common friend of Rita and Mahesh ______ unaware of the problems face by the couple. The committee ______ elected a new chairman.

Solution

This book on Physics is the most comprehensive one available in the market. Rajesh who is a common friend of Rita and Mahesh was/is unaware of the problems face by the couple. The committee have elected a new chairman.
Q30. Spot the subject and the verb in the sentence and state whether they agree or not. The people who were war veterans and ex-air force officers judges the paintings done by the students for the martyrs of war.

Solution

Subject - The people Verb - judges The subject and the verb do not agree.


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