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Not only all the records, however trivial they may be, show his involvement in the crime, even some of his steadfast admirers have turned against him. It should be not only do all the records 2. She had always failed whenever she had tried to convince others, especially those who were against her, about her sincerity in the matter. It should be convince of her sincerity in the matter. 3. It is difficult to find any other political leader as devoted to utter the truth under all circumstances as Mahatma andhi It should be devoted to uttering the truth !. "he revolutionaries are generally united in believing that something dramatically, something recogni#ably novel must be occurring, or would soon occur and that they suggest that every conceivable aspect of life would change. Something should not have been used twice If it was dramatic in stead of dramatically, it should have been something dramatic and recogni#ably novel $. In order to focus on the problem of how a recession might be protracted by the game of waiting for more information, we have to step bac% from the intricacies of the real world and the channels of information. It should have been how a recession may be protracted. &lso in the second part from should be used twice. It should have been from the channels of information '. (ntil a few years ago, athletic shoe companies designed their womens lines to mimic mens lines, only in smaller si#es and pastel shades. It should have been to mimic their men)s lines. *. &fter an acrimonious campaign ended with a handily won term by President Mugabe, foreign monitors clashed on the election)s fairness. It should have been ended with president Mugabe handily winning another term, "his is because the later part of the sentence is in the active voice and so the former part should also be in active voice +. "he minister began the press conference by saying, I should have liked to make my governments position about nuclear weapons clear

It should have been ,I would li%e to ma%e my government)s position about nuclear weapons clear... /oo%ing at all the evidence, one agrees with the critic who calls the play an astounding success. "he sentence is correct. It cannot be ,with the critic that called the play an astounding success.10. (ndeniably, many philosophers today consider logical empiricism wrongheaded or pass12 often these result from a confusion of logical empiricism with logical positivism. 3ften this results from a confusion of logical empiricism with logical positivism "he following option is not suitable because it says confusion between in stead of confusion with. "he result often is from confusion between logical empiricism and logical positivism. 11. My affection, love and admiration of the city remains undiminished. My affection, love and admiration for the city remain undiminished. 12. Most of us would move mountains if only someone would clear the foothills out of the way. Most of us could move mountains if only someone would clear the foothills out of the way. 4ould indicates possibility would indicates condition. 13. 5er long, blac% hair reached her waist, and she wore a se6uined dress, pin% and lavender, that reminded me of the picture in my grandmother)s family album. Sentence is correct. "hat is the correct relative pronoun. 1!. I oppose his 7oining the board as a non8e9ecutive director. I oppose him 7oining the board as a non8e9ecutive director. 5is is possessive, him is refle9ive 1$. More leisure as well as abundance of goods are attainable automation. More leisure as well as abundance of goods is attainable automation.

:ith as a well as, singular is used. 1'. Being that the nited !tates has a food surplus it is hard to see why anyone in that country should go hungry. Since the (nited States has a food surplus, it is hard to see why anyone in that country should go hungry. 1*. ;veryone is e9pected to attend the afternoon session but the field supervisor and I. 2< ;verybody is e9pected to attend the afternoon session but the field supervisor and I. 3< ;veryone is e9pected to attend the afternoon session but the field supervisor and me. !< &ll are e9pected to attend the afternoon session but the field supervisor and myself. 4orrect choice is= 3< 1+. >1? ;lections will have no meaning in India till the masses learn to discern between genuine commitments and false promises. >2? "ill the masses fail to discern between genuine commitments and false promises, elections will remain meaningless. 4orrect choice is >1? 1.. :hen shined through a prism a beam of white light brea%s into all colours of the rainbow. :hen shone through a prism a beam of white light brea%s into all colours of the rainbow. 20. Mumbai has a friendly climate, has lots of friendly people and many fascinating neighbourhoods. Mumbai has a friendly climate, lots of friendly people and many fascinating neighbourhoods. 21. She may have been a great financier had things gone differently2 she would have strolled into the ban% every morning and ride the carriage home. She might have been a great financier had things gone differently2 she would have strolled into the ban% every morning and ridden the carriage home.

22. I always thought granny Nem lived on 1$, perry @oad, where the rural rich is to be found, but it turns out she lives at 5ill road. I always thought granny Nem lived at 1$, perry @oad, where the rural rich are to be found, but it turns out she lives on 5ill road. 23. >1? 5aving gone through the entire e9ercise and having analysed the whole situation, Meera felt that it was time to act. >2? Meera felt that it was time to act after she had gone through the entire e9ercise and had analysed the whole situation. >3? Meera, having gone through the entire e9ercise and having analysed the whole situation, felt that it was time to act. Aest choice is >2? because as far as possible we should begin with the main contention B what Meera felt and try to frame a sentence in active voice.

2!. "he arbitrary rules that govern ;nglish bedevil non8native students much as they would torment would8be spelling bee champs. "he arbitrary rules that govern ;nglish bedevil non8native students as much as they would torment would8be spelling bee champs. 2$. Crom his grief8gouged eyes to the way he presses his hands together to stop them from sha%ing it)s clear that if Syamsudin Noor made it through the ne9t few wee%s, he will still be a dead man inside. Crom his grief8gouged eyes to the way he presses his hands together to stop them from sha%ing it)s clear that if Syamsudin Noor makes it through the ne9t few wee%s, he will still be a dead man inside. 2'. If 7ustice is the most profound responsibility of public life, it is moreover the one we are lest suited to fulfil. >1? If 7ustice is the most profound responsibility of public life, it is as well the one we are lest suited to fulfil. >2? If 7ustice is the most profound responsibility of public life, it is also the one we are lest suited to fulfil. 4orrect choice is >2?

2*. 5e loo%s really nice in the picture wearing a cap. >1? 5e loo%s really nice in the picture where he is wearing a cap. >2? 5e loo%s really nice with a cap in the picture. 4orrect choice is >1? because he is wearing the cap and not the picture. 2+. "o compare DA4 with 4happad Ehad%e is doing a great in7ustice to the former show. "o compare DA4 with 4happad Ehad%e is to do a great in7ustice to the former show. 2.. >1? Crom the meadow, he could see the light glowing in the window. >2? Crom the meadow, he could see the light glowing at the window. >3? Crom the meadow, he could see the light glowing on the window. >!? Crom the meadow, he could see the light glowing of the window. 4orrect choice is >1? 30. Elease wish her a Merry 4hristmas from me. Elease wish her a Merry 4hristmas for me. 31. &re you going over to here placeF &re you going to her placeF 32. In the world cup ermany will match on the defending champion Ara#il. In the world cup ermany will be matched against the defending champion Ara#il. 33. 4hang usually laid listening to it. 4hang usually lay listening to it. 3!. Aut this morning he did not wait and sprang up from bed. Aut this morning he did not wait and sprang out of from bed. 3$. ;very morning the old man)s cough was the first sound to hear. ;very morning the old man)s cough was the first sound to be heard. 3'. >1?:here the problems arise is when we decide that we already %now what it will ta%e to do a 7ob. >2?:here the problems arise is when we have decided we already %now what it ta%es to do a 7ob. Sentence >1? is more appropriate FFFF

3*. >1? "he union budget is aiming at providing access to masses and encouraging private participation for setting or e9panding e9isting facilities. >2? "he union budget is aiming to provide access to masses and encourage private participation to set up or e9pand e9isting facilities. >3? "he union budget aims at provision of access to masses and encouragement to private participation to set up or e9pand e9isting facilities. Sentence >1? is correct. FFF :hy not 3 3+. She studied art and literature at the school. Should have been at school 3.. 5e was besides the flower garden. Should have been beside !0. :e do not ta%e meat at dinner. Should have been= :e do not have meat for dinner !1. 5e was in a bus headed for the fort. Should have been= on a bus. !2. "he way India has played recently it should go in as favourites. "he way India have played recently they should go in as favourites. !3. "he watch has stopped tic%ing for a long time now. "he watch has not been tic%ing for a long time now. >1? is more appropriate >FFFF? !!. & disagreement arose about who should pay for the party. & disagreement arose over who should pay for the party. !$. Is it possible to reach a conclusionF "he sentence is correct. >No react at re6uired? !'. & follow8up on today)s event is on the cards. & follow8up to today)s event is on the cards. !*. "his loo%s beautiful in moonlight. "his loo%s beautiful by moonlight.

!+. @evolutions are ambitious things and their success is proportional to their power of adaptation and to the re8absorption within them of what they rebelled against. @evolutions are ambitious things and their success is proportionate with their power of adaptation and to the re8absorption within them of what they rebelled against. It should be proportionate to Eroportionate and proportional both have to 1. In the race to win the director)s favour, he is GGGGGGG in his colleagues. a? 5itting upon b? closing with 3? gaining on !? turning up &ns= 5itting upon B to find 4losing with B to accept "urning up B to arrive aining on B to get nearer to So ans= gaining on 2. /ast night in the theatre I GGGGGGGGGGGGGG an old friend of mine. a? 4ame round b? ran into c? ran out d? came up come around B recover or agree come up B to raise a topic ran into Bchanced to meet so ans= ran into 3. "he boy was GGGGGGGGGG by his mother for his mista%e. a? bac%ed up b? hit upon c? sha%en off d? pulled up bac% up B support hit upon B to find sha%en off B to get rid of pulled up B to critici#e so ans= pulled up !. "he moment he saw his daughter panting, he GGGGGGGGGGGGGGa doctor. a? called in b? called for c? brought about d? brought up called for B to demand brought about B to cause to happen brought up B raise

called in B see% services of so ans= called in $. &fter wor%ing continuously for twelve days I am too GGGGGGGGGGG for a picnic. a? wor%ed upon b? cast down c? done in d? pic%ed up done in B e9hauated so ans= done in

!.. "he problem of top players clashing with one another in the early rounds of a match was solved in tennis long ago through seeding. It should have been players >apostrophe? FFFF $0. >i? 3nly recently did I finish my thesis on @aymond :illiams, which I had to submit in two months. >ii? 3nly recently I finished my dissertation over @aymond :illiams which had to be submitted in two months. >i? is correct :hen a sentence bebins with Honly recently), Honly once) etc. there has to be an inversion in the order of the sub7ect and the verb. &lso passive voice should not be used. &nd dissertation if followed by on and not over. $1. >i? :hen she reaches the age of forty, she will be able to sing as her mother does. >ii? :hen she reaches the age of forty, she will be able to sing as her mother. >iii? :hen she will reach the age of forty, she will be able to sing as her mother does. >i? is correct.

In time clauses such as HunlessI), HifI.), HwhenI) the future tense cannot be used. So >iii? is incorrect. &lso, as is used before a clause where as like is used before a noun or a pronoun. So we can say ,she sings li%e her mother- or ,she sings as her mother does$2. In page ' of today)s newspaper, there is an advertisement about a dishwasher that you have been loo%ing for.

>ii? 3n page ' of today)s newspaper, there is an advertisement for a dishwasher that you are loo%ing for. >iii?3n page ' of today)s newspaper, there is an advertisement about a dishwasher that you are loo%ing for. >iv?3n page ' of today)s newspaper, there is an advertisement concerned about a dishwasher that you are loo%ing for. >ii? is correct

:e usually say Hon a page) and not Hin a page). &dvertisement about is not a standard usage. It is usually advertisement for. &lso concern is never followed by about. It can be said that there is an advertisement concerned with a dishwasher or an advertisement that concerns a dishwasher. $3. >i? &lthough he is not very good at sports, he always ta%es a %een interest in playing a match whenever he gets an opportunity. >ii? &lthough he is not very good at sport, he always ta%es a %een interest in playing a match whenever he gets an opportunity. >iii? &lthough he is not very good at sports, he always ta%es a %een interest to play a match whenever he gets an opportunity. >ii? is correct. :hen sport is used to mean sport in general, it is used as an uncountable noun. :hen we refer to a particular sport, we can use the term as a countable noun. :e can say ,my favourite sports are pool and cric%et-. In the given conte9t the word is used to refer to sport in general. So the use of the term sports would be incorrect. &lso interest is usually followed by "in and a word with the "#ing form. $!. Mr. Eaul ta%es us for erman class everyday. "he sentence is correct >FFF? $$. 5e got bold during his early twenties. It should have been= he went bald when he was in his early twenties. $'. :hen we e9amine our momentary visual field stripping it, as far as we can, of all the ad7uncts derived from e9perience, we find that it is a comple9 whole in that the parts are interrelated in various ways. "he sentence is correct. ,that- is acceptable. >FFFF? $*. >i? In many ways, the e9perience of Sherey)s is same as ours. Since we also live on a globe, but unli%e us they have no %nowledge of the third dimension up8and8down.

>ii? In many ways, the e9perience of Sherey)s is same as that of ours. Since we also live on a globe, but unli%e us they have no %nowledge of the third dimension up8and8down. >i? is correct.

$+. >i? Eoliticians vie with one another in misconceived populism B they love to send their own children abroad, while they pamper linguistic or regional fanaticism by insisting upon citi#ens being denied the right to send their children to ;nglish medium schools. >ii? Eoliticians vie with each other in misconceived populism B they love to send their own children abroad, even as they pamper linguistic or regional fanaticism by insisting upon citi#ens being denied the right to send their children to ;nglish medium schools. Since we are tal%ing about politicians in general >not 7ust two? one another is better than each other. So >i? is correct. $.. >i? "he concept of future shoc% and the theory of adaptations that derives from it B strongly suggest that there must be a balance, not merely among rates of change in different sectors, but among the pace of environmental change and the limited pace of human response. >ii? "he concept of future shoc% 8 and the theory of adaptations that derives from it B strongly suggests that there must be a balance, not merely among rates of change in different sectors, but among the pace of environmental change and the limited pace of human response. >iii? "he concept of future shoc% 8 and the theory of adaptations that derives from it B strongly suggest that there must be a balance, not between rates of change in different sectors, but between the pace of environmental change and the limited pace of human response. '0. & south &frican tribe refused to buy soaps unless the ca%es were embossed with Mic%ey Mouse)s image. It should be soap. Soap is always singular. '1. 4lara peters was possibly born in &ntwerp, 5olland. 4lara peters was born possibly in &ntwerp, 5olland.

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