മത്സരത്തിലെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ്

മത്സരത്തിലെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ്  – 30

Old Questions – 3 (Answers)

 

271. (3) ‘Look!’ is an indicator. It leads us to a work in progress. Instead of

‘had climbing up’, ‘is climbing up’ should be used.

272. (3) The antecedent of who is players. Hence who have played should

be used.

273. (4) To emphasise a statement, we use, for example, did + go / do + go /

does + go. Hence, here, we have to use did + seem

274. (4) to write should be followed by to finish not by in finish.
275. Question : If a hotel is (1) / very expensive, it does not (2) / mean that its

(3)  services is best  (4)  /  No Error  (5)

Answers :  (4)  its services are the best

or its service is fine.

276. (3) the slowest job is correct.
277. (4) Who ruled the country + who protected its national interest. Hence,

and also protected its…..should be used.

278. (4) More better than should be replaced by much better than or better

than

279. (1) birds + sings (incorrect)

birds sing (correct

280. (1) In the eve of the election should be replaced by on the eve of the

Election

281. (4) Instead of clearing away, clearing up should be used.
282. (1) Neither Alice nor Mary (correct)
283. (4) a black shawl at work (correct)

a black shawl while working (correct)

284. (3) have tried to justify (correct)
285. (5)
286. (1) Jason sold his house (correct)
287. (3) nothing better is enough.

or nothing much better

288. (1) Most of the villages (correct)
289. (2) The trainer revised his work thoroughly (correct)
290. (4) On the country should be replaced by in the country.
291. (5)
292. (4) Might be held up in traffic (correct)

or might be stuck in traffic

293. (4) the building had already collapsed (correct)
294. (4) disagreement with each other (correct)
295. (1) The man who……… (correct)
296. (1) Media is both singular and plural.

Medias  (incorrect)

297. (1) The courses (here incorrect)

the course (correct)

298. (1) Compared to the other states (correct)
299. (2) My friend has gifted me (correct)
300. (4) Twice regularly  (correct)
301. (3) in cooking should be replaced by for cooking
302. (3) and we had to give (correct)
303. (2) to help you (correct)
304. (5)
305. (3) was much higher than (correct)
306. (3) we found that (correct)
307. (2) Poor people is plural

Hence, poor people have no money

308. (2) The course is for something (wrong)

The course is for someone (correct)

309. (3) in the performance (correct)
310. (2) As soon as I got my first salary (correct)
311. (2) The principal introduced me (correct)
312. (5) No error
313. (2) Instead of buying books (correct)
314. (1) By the times (wrong)

By the time (correct)

315. (5) No error
316. (4) Outside of the court room (wrong)

Outside the courtroom (correct)

317. (4) the needs of her family and the demands of her job (correct)
318. (3) Avoid as

I found the film very disappointing (correct)

319. (5) No Error
320. (3) not other than should be replaced by none other than
321. (4) Five kilometres from the beach should be used
322. (1) If you breaks (wrong)

If you break (correct) . You – second person – plural

323. (3) I requested my friend to come

I requested my friend to shop.

Hence, I requested my friend to come and shop (correct)

324. (2) The passage is so difficult that I am……. (correct)
325. (2) Janet is determined to be successful OR Janet is determined to

succeed (correct)

326. (1) I cannot be able to teach you (correct)
327. (4) difficult to study the people (correct).

It is superfluous to use in

328. (4) I asked my friend off the fan (correct)
329. (3) but also reduction in working hours (correct)
330. (2) to blame the teacher instead of to blame on the teacher.
331. (2) I live very close by the railway station
332. There appear to have a shortage……..

Appear is not used in progressive tense.

333. A complaint against the doctor for his (her) negligence (correct)

Its is used for non-living things

334. (2) My colleague informed her boss (correct)
335. (5) No error
336. (3) 19^th century shows a past event. Hence, built instead of build should

be used.

337. (2) Most criminals realize…. (correct)

Most criminals (plural). So, plural verb form – realize

338. (4) Most people think they are (correct)
339. (4) and deserves so (correct)
340. (3) inspired by a meeting by chance….. (correct)
341. (1) The earlier verb is wait

The later verb is took off  (past simple)

So, the earlier should be a past perfect – had waited.

342. (2) Daily prayer and meditation are (correct)
343. (4) than selling them for a lesser price (correct)
344. (1) The police made everyone leave……. (correct)
345. (4) for the charity (correct)
346. (3) When suddenly instead of that suddenly
347. (1) The secretary ignored them for hours should be used
348. (2) Father and son instead of the father and son
349. (4) Which he carried across his neck (correct)
350. (3) The sentence shows a true statement and refers to present time.

Hence, seemed is incorrect, seem should be used.

351. (4) The event shows past time.

Hence, sat on a branch is incorrect.

352. (3) He had the most beautiful car…. (correct)
353. (5) No error
354. (3) The couple worried about was whether (correct)
355. (2) The king woke up earlier than usual to take a stroll….. (correct)
356. (3) He contributed a lot of time and money to build a hospital……

(correct)

357. (1) All our zonal offices have received……. (correct)
358. (2) Years of failure have sapped him (correct)
359. (1) We have already written to the I.T. Department (correct)
360. (2) In order to transfer branch licenses from one bank to….. (correct)
361. (4) has started maintaining scanned copy of ……… (correct).

Scanned (past participle used as adjective)

362. (4) bank notes detected in bank branches was high (correct)
363. (2) India has the third largest number of …… (correct)
364. (4) Various departments in organization function (correct)

Departments (plural) function (plural)

365. (4) Who went abroad to study (correct)
366. (3) as there are many orders (correct)
367. (2) the proposal of building (correct)
368. (3) Which shows that ……. (correct)