Directions (1-5): In the following question, sentences are given with a part in bold. The given phrase in the bold may or may not contain an error. The options following can replace the incorrect phrase. The correct phrase that is to be replaced will be your answer. If the sentences are correct then select option (e) i.e. ‘No replacement required’ as your answer.
Q1. The manager was upset with me because I didn’t completed the report on time.
(a) don’t completed
(b) didn’t complete
(c) didn’t completing
(d) didn’t been completing
(e) No replacement required
Q2. My sister and me are planning a surprise party for our mother’s birthday.
(a) me is planning
(b) me am planning
(c) I are planning
(d) I is planning
(e) No replacement required
Q3. The book laid on the table for several hours before I picked it up.
(a) lie on
(b) lay on
(c) laid upon
(d) lain on
(e) No replacement required
Q4. She doesn’t knew the answer to the question.
(a) didn’t knew
(b) didn’t know
(c) didn’t knowing
(d) don’t knew
(e) No replacement required
Q5. Each of the students have submitted their assignments.
(a) have submit
(b) has submitted
(c) had been submitting
(d) have been submitting
(e) No replacement required
Q6. The teacher told me to not talk during the class.
(a) not talk
(b) not talking
(c) not to talk
(d) for not talking
(e) No replacement required
Q7. The cat laid in the sun, grooming it’s fur.
(a) lie
(b) lay
(c) lying
(d) is laying
(e) No replacement required
Q8. The concert was cancelled due to the heavy rain.
(a) in view to
(b) because
(c) for
(d) since
(e) No replacement required
Q9. I have went to the store to buy some groceries.
(a) am gone
(b) have gone
(c) have go
(d) has been going
(e) No replacement required
Q10. They was all excited about the upcoming trip to Disneyland.
(a) They was
(b) They were
(c) They were being
(d) They had been
(e) No replacement required
Q11. She don’t have enough money to buy the new dress.
(a) doesn’t have
(b) haven’t
(c) didn’t have
(d) haven’t had
(e) No replacement required
Q12. The cake was ate by the children before the party started.
(a) ate
(b) was eaten
(c) was eating
(d) has been eating
(e) No replacement required
Q13. I don’t know whom should I talk to about this issue.
(a) who should I talk
(b) whom to talk to
(c) whom should I talked
(d) to whom should I talk
(e) No replacement required
Q14. She isn’t going to the party because she’s not feeling well.
(a) aren’t going
(b) isn’t going
(c) isn’t been going
(d) haven’t been going
(e) No replacement required
Q15. He don’t have no idea where the keys are.
(a) didn’t have no
(b) doesn’t have any
(c) doesn’t have no
(d) haven’t had no
(e) No replacement required
Solutions
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is (b) didn’t complete. The verb “didn’t” is the contraction of “did not,” and it should be followed by the base form of the verb, which is “complete.” Therefore, “didn’t complete” is the correct usage in this sentence.
S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is (c) I are planning. The pronoun “I” is the correct subject form, and it should be followed by the verb “are planning” to maintain grammatical correctness. “My sister and I” is the correct subject in this sentence.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is (b) lay on. “Lay” is the past tense of the verb “lie,” which means to be in a resting or reclining position. In this sentence, the correct usage is “lay on” to indicate the book’s past action of being on the table.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is (b) didn’t know. The verb “didn’t” is the contraction of “did not,” and it should be followed by the base form of the verb, which is “know.” Therefore, “didn’t know” is the correct usage in this sentence.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is (b) has submitted. “Each” is a singular pronoun and requires a singular verb. Therefore, “has submitted” is the correct usage in this sentence to maintain subject-verb agreement.
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is (c) not to talk. The infinitive form “to talk” is used after the verb “told” to indicate the teacher’s instruction. Therefore, “not to talk” is the correct usage in this sentence.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer is (d) laying. The correct form of the verb in this sentence is the present participle “is laying,” which is used to indicate an ongoing action. “Laid” is the past tense of “lay,” which is not suitable in this sentence.
S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct answer is (e) No replacement required.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is (b) have gone. “Have gone” is the correct past participle form of the verb “go” used in the present perfect tense. Therefore, the correct sentence would be “I have gone to the store to buy some groceries.”
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol.The correct answer is (b) They were. “They” is a plural pronoun and requires the plural verb “were” to maintain subject-verb agreement. Therefore, the correct sentence would be “They were all excited about the upcoming trip to Disneyland.”
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol.The correct answer is (a) doesn’t have. “She” is a singular pronoun and requires the singular verb “doesn’t have” to maintain subject-verb agreement. Therefore, the correct sentence would be “She doesn’t have enough money to buy the new dress.”
S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is (b) was eaten. “Was eaten” is the correct past participle form of the verb “eat” used in the passive voice. Therefore, the correct sentence would be “The cake was eaten by the children before the party started.”
S13. Ans. (d)
Sol.The correct answer is (d) to whom should I talk. “Whom” is the correct form to use as an object of a preposition, such as “to.” Therefore, the correct sentence would be “I don’t know to whom should I talk about this issue.”
S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. Since no replacement is required, the correct answer is (e).
S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is (b) doesn’t have any. The double negative “don’t have no” is considered incorrect in standard English. The correct negation of “have” is “doesn’t have” in the present tense. Additionally, the correct term to use for negating “any” is “no,” not “any.” Therefore, the correct sentence would be “He doesn’t have any idea where the keys are.”
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