PROBLEMS BASED ON VERBS
Directions: Find out the error in each of the following sentences, if any. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'.
1. You must (A)/ not held in high esteem (B)/ those who are (C)/dangers to our society. (D)/No Error (E)
2. The problems that our (A) / country has and will face (B) / are the outcome of the selfishness (C) / of our so called saviours. (D) / No Error (E)
3. Never before (A)/ the students of India have so much been frustrarted (B)/ as today when the problems (C)/ of unemployment are dominant. (D)/ No Error (E)
4. It being a stormy night, (A)/ you must thought of postponing (B)/ all your programmes (C)/till tomorrow morning. (D)/ No Error
5. Do you doubted about (A)/ the success of this boy, (B)/ who is used to working (C)/ hard in all circumstances. (D)/ No Error (E)
6. The unreasonable behaviour (A) of his daughter (B)/ was thoroughly (C) /upset Mr. Gupta. (D)/No Error (E)
7. Being a rainy day. (A)/ Vijay decided to stay (B)/ at home and work (C)/ further on the problem. (D)/ No Error (E)
8. School offers many opportunities of meeting (A)/ helpful people, reading useful books (B)/ and obtain information about (C)/ a variety of public careers. (D) / No Error (E)
9. They did not came out victorious, (A)/ yet they were not disappointed (B)/ rather satisfied because (C)/ they had played well.(D) /No Error (E).
10. He complained to the police (A)/ that his briefcase had been stolen (B)/ and that he was lifted (C)/ without any money. (D)/ No Error (E).
11. The P.M. said that his party would (A)/ not repeat the mistakes (B)/ done by the (C)/ previous government. (D)/ No Error (E).
12. I hope the country's condition (A)/ may go from bad to worse (B)/ unless all necessary steps (C)/ are taken to suppress terrorism (D)/ No Error (E).
13. Taking tea (A) /he went to the office (B)/ and disposed (C) /of a lot of work. (D)/ No Error (E).
14. Only one dispute (A)/ has been settled (B)/and others left to both the parties (C)/ to settle. (D)/ No Error (E).
15. Without taking proper care, (A)/ the doctors could not have been saved (B)/ this patient, who received (C)/ a bullet injury in the chest. (D)/ No Error (E).
16. Going towards them (A)/ with some cups of (B)/ tea in the tray, somebody knocked (C)/at the door. (D) / No Error (E).
17. During the course of investigation (A)/ the police learnt that not only (B)/ the house was looted but (C)/ also the things taken away. (D)/ No Error (E)
18. I know I will be (A)/ compelled to leave this house (B)/ this week, which will be (C)/ very disadvantageous for me. (D)/ No Error (E)
19. Once, we were dwelt (A)/ by the seaside (B)/ but now we have settled (C)/ ourselves in (D)/ No Error (E).
20. I am really (A)/ very sorry to learn (B)/ that a reasonable man like you (C)/ has lain to me. (D)/ No Error (E).
21. He does nothing (A)/ but to find (B)/ faults in others and laugh (C)/ at them. (D)/ No Error (E)
22. He does nothing (A)/ but to find (B)/ faults in others and laugh(C)/ at them. (D)/ No Error (E).
23. The workers fell (A)/ no fewer than two hundred trees (B)/ within six hours and thereby (C)/ showed their efficiency. (D)/ No error (E).
24. Most of the rivers (A)/ in Bihar have overflown (B)/ their banks and plunged (C)/ a large number of villages. (D)/ No Error.
25. We advised him (A)/ to marry his daughter (B)/ because she had (C)/ come to marriageable age. (D)/ No Error (E).
26. The criminal (A)/ will certainly be hung (B)/ because the charges brought upon (C)/ him are very serious. (D)/ No Error (E).
27. He seated in this examination (A)/ thrice but he always failed (B)/ because he never (C)/ took it seriously. (D)/ No Error (E).
28. Owing to his (A)/ ill health, he will (B)/ not be able to give this examination, which means (C)/ he will have to lose one year. (D)/ No Error (E).
29. Our leaders should (A)/ not let the criminal (B)/ activities to grow (C)/ in our country. (D)/ No Error (E).
30. The eminent journalist (A)/ expressed his helplessness in making (B)/ the seminar to be held (C)/ in the university premises. (D) /No Error (E).
31. Since they were not aware (A)/ of the consequences, they (B)/ might has asked you to (C)/ transgress this social decorum. / (D) No Error (E).
32. The audience still flock (A)/ to his-concerts to hear him to sing (B)/ as they perceive a sense of purity and piquancy in his music that is hard (C)/ to come by today. (D)/ No Error (E).
33. Having had reached (A)/ the station, you may buy (B)/ your ticket and wait for (C)/ the train for New Delhi.(D) / No Error (E).
34. She stole something (A)/ from my room and hid it (B)/ in her recently got sari, so I can't tell you anything about (C)/ the stolen thing unless or until I check the room. (D)/ No Error (E).
35. Walking in the field (A)/ late at night, a snake bit me (B)/ and that was the reason (C)/ why I was in a hurry. (D)/ No Error. (E)
36. It is better to stay at home (A)/ than to walk in the street (B)/ when there erupts (C)/ a communal riot in the town. (D)/ No Error (E)
37. He works hard / that he should please / his Manager (A) to promote him/ to the post of Sales Executive. / No Error
38. If you apologise for having (A)/ fail in keeping your promises, (B)/ your friends will forgive (C)/ you, be sure. (D)/ No Error (E).
39. When he came out (A)/ of the cinema hall, (B)/ he noticed somebody (C)/ had stolen his purse. (D)/ No Error (E).
40. He will propose to his friends (A)/ that they will join this company, (B)/ which may provide them (C)/ with promising (D) careers./ No Error (E).
41. Judge everything in the light of what (A)/ the pleaders of both the parties had said, (B)/ the Judge came to the conclusion (C)/ that the case was false. (D)/ No Error (E).
42. When she entered (A)/ the room, she found (B)/ the child sleeping peacefully and (C)/ the fan move slowly. (D)/ No Error (E).
43. Instead of attend (a)/ the class he went to (b)/ watch the cricket match. (c)/ No Error (d)
44. In today's world new ways of (a)/ teaching young children (b)/ have to be adopting. (c)/ No Error (d)
45. She wanted telling you whom (a)/ you could approach for your (b)/ problem. (c)/ No Error (d)
46. Her relatives were presented (a)/ at the station to (b)/ see her off. (c)/ No Error (d)
47.He went up to her (a)/ and asks her why she had (b)/ insulted him. (c)/ No Error (d)
48. The government's proposal has (a)/ been set alarm bells ringing for (b)/ people with low incomes. (c)/ No Error (d)
49. If children are treating (a)/ with respect, (b)/ they will behave accordingly. (c)/ No Error (d)
50. The player was declare (a)/ run-out as he failed (b)/ to complete the run. (c)/ No Error (d)
51. I couldn't hear what was (a)/ she saying due to the noise (b)/ of the planes taking off. (c)/ No Error (d)
52. If I had gone to the library (a)/ I can have (b)/ borrowed a book. (c)/ No Error (d)
53. I was reading the newspaper (a)/ when I heard the sound of bullets (b)/ been fired. (c)/ No Error (d)
54. His father would (a)/ rather die than (b)/ to beg from door to door. (c)/ No error (d)
55. Kaira has upset (a)/ with me since (b)/ the accident. (c)/ No Error (d)
56. Before you finalise (a)/ any of them, search (b)/ and comparing. (c)/ No Error.
57. Akshay kumar being a (a)/ good actor he is (b)/ presented with the National Award. (c)/ No Error (d)
58. A total of 300 economically awarded (b)/ the Narendra Modi backward (a)/ students would being Scholarship. (c)/ No Error (d)
59. In responds (a)/ to the advertisement a sizeable (b)/ number of candidates have submitted their applications. (c)/ No Error (d)
60. Although we reached his house on time (a)/ he was left (b)/ for the airport. (c)/ No error. (d)
61. Why didn't you (a)/ submitted your (b)/ project on time? (c)/ No Error (d)
62. Electric heaters were (a)/ providing to all the officers (b)/ at the guest house. (c)/ No Error (d)
63. Airlines have increased fares (a)/ (b)/ only limiting passengers are because according to the new rules allowed. (c)/ No Error (d)
64. Einstein's school teachers (a)/ thought he would never (b)/ success in life. (c)/ No Error (d)
65. The project is (a)/ tough and I can't be able to (b)/ complete it by Monday. (c)/ No Error (d)
66. I think someone has been (a)/ picked my pocket while (b)/ I was travelling in the metro. (c)/ No Error (d)
67. He wonder for a moment (a)/ if he had (b)/ mistaken the direction. (c)/ No Error (d)
68. People has been warning in (a)/ advance about the coming (b)/ economic crisis. (c)/ No Error (d)
69. As soon as the bus driver was (a)/ seeing the child crossing the road, (b)/ he applied the brakes. (c)/ No Error (d)
70. When I was at school I found my (a)/ class teacher to be the best (b) / mentor as she always have time to listen and guide. (c)/ No Error (d)
71. We've decided to spend our time (a)/ play online games as we will (b)/ not go out on a vacation this year. (c)/ No Error (d)
72. My tailor is made some (a)/ very stylish dresses for (b)/ me as well as for my daughter. (c)/ No Error (d)
73.The manager said that Rahul (a)/ does not wants to go to Mumbai (b)/ for the new project. (c)/ No Error (d)
74. Cyclone Amphan roared into West Bengal (a)/ on Wednesday leave behind a trail of devastation (b)/ across a large area of the State. (c)/ No Error (d)
75. He will be leaving (a)/ home at 8 a.m. to beating (b)/ the office rush hour. (c)/ No Error (d)
76. She managed the company (a)/ so well that it is made (b)/ a huge profit that year. (c)/ No Error (d)
77. Vidya put on her mask, (a)/ sanitise her hands (b)/ and walked into the shop. (c)/ No Error (d)
78. "Would you liked (a)/ to have some fries along with your coffee, sir?" (b)/ asked the waiter. (c)/ No Error (d)
79. Raman putted the vegetables (a)/ in the frying pan (b)/ and after adding some water, closed the lid. (c)/ No Error (d)
80. The construction of (a)/ the new business school is led to (b)/ a sudden rise of population in our area. (c)/ No Error (d)
81. Ranbir could not went (a)/ to the award ceremony as he was busy (b)/ shooting for a film in Maldives.(c)/ No Error (d)
