Spot the Error in Sentences - 44

Usage of Unless, Hardly, Barely and Double Negatives

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1. He hadn't barely (A)/ started preparing for his examinations(B)/ when he fell seriously ill.(C)/ No error (D)/
2. There is no way(A)/ I cannot visit my mother (B)/ before October this year.(C)/ No error (D)/
3. The company's employees were,(A)/ not doing nothing, but (B)/ wasting their time in tea canteen.(C)/ No error (D)/
4. Lata realised after returning from the market (A)/ that she didn't need none of the (B)/ vegetables she had bought. (C)/ No error (D)/
5. The scientists from the institute (A)/ could not hardly (B)/ complete all the experiments on time.(C)/ No error (D)/
6. The prohibition on sale of liquor(A)/ in the state from this month(B)/ will not last barely a month.(C)/ No error (D)/
7. I do not think that in my childhood (A)/ I never felt or knew that these (B)/ brothers were not all of the same mother.(C)/ No error (D)/
8. Unless the government does not revise its policy (A)/ the growth of the agriculture(B)/ will be adversely affected.(C)/ No error (D)/
9. Unless he does not discipline (A)/ himself and tries hard (B)/ he will not learn anything. (C)/ No error.(D)/
10. She will not be (A)/ happy unless her friends (B)/ do not help her. (C)/ No error. (D)/


Answers to the above

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1. He had barely started preparing for his examinations when he fell seriously ill.

2. There is no way I can visit my mother before October this year.

3. The company's employees were, not doing anything, but wasting their time in tea canteen.

4. Lata realised after returning from the market that she didn't need any of the vegetables she had bought.

5. The scientists from the institute could hardly complete all the experiments on time.

6. The prohibition on sale of liquor in the state from this month will last barely a month.

7. I do not think that in my childhood I ever felt or knew that these brothers were not all of the same mother.

8. Unless the government revises its policy the growth of the agriculture will be adversely affected.

9. Unless he does disciplines himself and tries hard he will not learn anything.

10. She will not be happy unless her friends do not help her..


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