Grammar

Spot the error in the following sentence. Option 5 indicates No Error.

1. The tornadoes (1)/ that tear through (2)/ this county every spring (3)/ is more than (4)
/just a nuisance. No Error (5)

2. We can infer (1)/ from these facts (2)/ that the incidents (3)/of highway accidents/ (4) will
diminish./ No Error (5)

3. A high(1)/ percent (2)/ of the population (3)/ is supporting (4)/ the new legislation. No
Error (5)

4. When one has been going (1)/ to college for as long as (2)/ he has (3)/, one starts to think
the college owes him (4)/ a degree. No Error (5)

5. The dog believes (1)/ that when his owner (2)/ sits down to eat (3)/ that he should be given
(4)/ the table scraps. No Error (5)

6. He was so worried (1)/ about who (2)/ he should ask to (3)/ the birthday party, that he
ended up not asking (4)/ anyone. No Error (5)

7. If anyone (1)/calls, (2)/ tell them (3)/that I'll be back in half an hour (4)./ No Error (5)

8. We found the film repulsive, (1)/,offensive, (2)/and we thought it was (3)/embarrassing.

(4)/ No Error (5)

9. Each persons (1)/ in the room (2)/ turned his head (3)/ to the front (4)/ when the teacher
entered. No Error (5)

10. The answers(1) /which you can find (2)/ at the back(3)/ of this book are sometime
incorrect. (4)/ No Error (5)

11. The writers of (1)/ the bylaws, (2)/ Micki and me (3) /presented a report (4)/ to the senate.
No Error (5)

12. He wanted three things (1)/ out of college: to learn a skill (2), / to make good friends (3),/
and learning about life (4)/. No Error (5)

13. My brother is (1) /only five feet tall (2)/. If he was a foot taller (3),/ he would be a (4)/
great basketball player. No Error (5)

14. A comma splice (1)/ is where one joins (2)/ two independent clauses (3)/ with a comma
and no coordinating conjunction (4)./ No Error (5)

Verbal Ability 1
15. The reason that (1)/ the students did not attend (2)/ the lecture was (3)/ because they had
to complete the project (4)/ by making industrial visits. No Error (5)

16. The poetry of (1)/ Robert Frost often seems (2)/ to suggest some kind of (3) /fate controls
our lives. His essays, too, indicated (4) /a similar malignant presence. No Error (5).

17. These students have (1)/ a poor attendance record (2)./ I'm worried about there (3)/ being
absent during next week's (4) exams./ No Error (5)

18. Sachin Tendulkar, together with (1)/ his teammates, (2)/ presents (3)/ a formidable
challenge (4)/ on the cricket pitch. No Error (5)

19. She believes (1)/that you know (2)/ more about (3)/ cricket than me. (4)/ No Error (5)

20. Either the physicians (1)/ in this hospital or (2)/ the chief administrator are going to have
(3) /to make a decision (4)/. No Error (5)

21.The car (1)/ was 20 years old (2)/was in amazingly(3)/ good condition(4)./No Error (5)

22.Covered(1)/ in(2)/ wildflowers (3)/, Adam pondered the hillside's beauty(4)./No Error(5)

23.Changing the oil(1)/ every 3,000 miles(2)/, the car seemed(3)/ to run better(4)./No Error
(5)

24.That was the (1)/ least skillfully (2)/ done performance(3)/ I've seen in years(4)./No Error
(5)

25. Paul and Betty are having (1)/ a big argument every(2)/ summer over where they(3)/
should spend their summer vacation(4)./No Error (5)

26.This year, (1)/ after a lengthy, (2)/ noisy debate(3),/ they willdecide to take separate
apartments (4)./ No Error (5)

27.In English class(1)/, Tasha learned (2)/ to read poems critically (3)/ and she appreciated
good prose(4)./ No Error (5)

28.Professor Ali rewarded (1)/ his students (2)/ for their hard work on the final project (3)/
and going beyond the call of duty(4)./ No Error (5)

29.He moves the (1)/ mountain like a packhorse(2)/, crunching many small sticks (3)/ and
branches underfoot(4)./No Error (5)

30. First, the forsythia (1)/ burst into blossom(2)/; then the dogwood trees begin to bloom
(3)/, and the redbud is soon in its glory (4)./ No Error (5)

Verbal Ability 2