Click on the part of the sentence you think is incorrect to test yourself.
| Sentence | Ans |
|---|---|
| 1. In a democratic society every (A)/ voter has a (B)/ responsibility to cast their vote (C)/ in the election process. (D)/ No error (E)/ | |
| 2. If the employees would have (A)/ succeeded in their attempt (B)/ they would have (C)/ achieved a good target. (D)/ No error (E)/ | |
| 3. The question is (A)/ so complicated that (B)/ it could not be solved (C)/ immediately. (D)/ No error (E)/ | |
| 4. Unless he does not discipline (A)/ himself and tries hard (B)/ he will not learn (C)/ anything.(D)/ No error (E)/ | |
| 5. Despite of having (A)/ an exceptionally bright career record (B)/ she could not get (C)/ whatever she deserved. (D)/ No error (E)/ | |
| 6. Hari alongwith his father (A)/ are going to Ambala (B)/ for purchasing some (C)/ books for his studies. (D)/ No error (E)/ | |
| 7. When the plane landed (A)/ he found that (B)/ one of the wings (C)/ is damaged by a shell. (D)/ No error (E)/ | |
| 8. She will not be (A)/ happy unless her friends (B)/ do not help her (C)/ in the examination. (D)/ No error (E)/ | |
| 9. None of the two (A)/ sisters loves the (B)/ other due to (C)/ some misunderstandings. (D)/ No error (E)/ | |
| 10. He will not (A)/ heave a sigh of relief (B)/ unless he will qualify (C)/ in the written test. (D)/ No error (E)/ | |
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Correct: 1. In a democratic society every voter has a responsibility to cast his vote in the election process.
Explanation: Singular pronoun every requires a singular referrent his or her
Correct: 2. If the employees had succeeded in their attempt they would have achieved a good target.
Explanation: Conditional perfect (would have) is not used for something that did not happen in the past. Instead past perfect (had) is used.
Correct: 3. The question is so complicated that it cannot be solved immediately.
Explanation: The tense of the first part (is - present tense) does not match the second part (could not - past tense). The sentence "The question was so complicated that it could not be solved immediately" is also correct.
Correct: 4. Unless he does not disciplines himself and tries hard he will not learn.
Explanation: Use of negative with unless is incorrect.
Correct: 5. Despite of having an exceptionally bright career record she could not get whatever she deserved.
Explanation: Use of of with despite is incorrect.
Correct: 6. Hari alongwith his father is going to Ambala for purchasing some books for his studies.
Explanation: Prepositional phrases like 'along with', 'as well as' do not change the number of the subject. In this case the subject Hari is singular.
Correct: 7. When the plane landed he found that one of the wings had been damaged by a shell.
Explanation: The past perfect (had been) is used when we are already discussing the past and want to refer back to an earlier period in time.
Correct: 8. She will not be happy unless her friends do not help her in the examination.
Explanation: Use of negative with unless is incorrect.
Correct: 9. Neither of the two sisters loves the other due to some misunderstandings.
Explanation: Neither is used when referring to two items.
Correct: 10. He will not heave a sigh of relief unless he qualifies in the written test..
Explanation: Simple present is used with future constructions.