7
BASIC EXERCISES BASED ON REFLEXIVE, DEMONSTRATIVE,
RECIPROCAL, DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUN PART – 01 (B)
Exercise-6
Find out the error part of the following
sentences:
1. Both girls (1)/are bold, (2)/but this is
(3)/bolder than those. (4)/No error (5)
2. The doors (l)/of this classroom (2)/
are larger than (3)/that of that. (4)/
No error (5)
3. These (l)/kind of (2)/books are (3)/
authentic. (4)/No error(5)
4. These frocks (l)/are hers, (2)/but that
shirts (3)/are his. (4)/No error (5)
5. The students (1)/ of this class (2) / are
more intelligent than (3) / that of that
class. (4)/No error (5)
6. The roads (l)/of Kankarbagh (2)/
are wider than (3)/Rajendra Nagar.
(4)/No error (5)
7. Alcohol and tobacco (l)/are both
injurious; (2)/this perhaps, (3)/less than
those. (4)/No error (5)
8. Our soldiers (1)/ were better (2)/
drilled than (3)/that of enemies. (4)/
No error (5)
9. The climate of (1)/Belgium (2)/is like
(3)/that of Pune. (4)/No error (5)
10. Cows and horses (l)/are both useful
animals; (2)/these carry us from one
place to another, (3)/and that give us
milk. (4) No error (5)
11. Work and play are (a)/both necessary
to health, (b)/that exercises the body,
and this exercises (c)/the brain.(d)/ No
error (d)
12. Virtue and vice offer themselves (a)/
for your choice; (b)/that leads to
misery, this leads (c)/to happiness.(d)/
No error (e)
13. Cows and horses are (a)/both useful
animal; (b)/those carry us from one
place to another, and these (c)/give us
milk.(d)/No error (d)
14. He is the house owner (a)/as such
he has the right (b)/to maintain the
house. (c)/No error (d)
15. Criminals (a)/are restricted (b)/such
by law.(c)/No error (d)
16. Such is your (a)/mistake that nobody
(b)/can forgive you.(c)/No error (d)
MISCELLANEOUS
Exercise-7
1. Guests are encouraged (a)/ to avail
(b)/ of the full range of hotel
facilities.(c)/No error (d)
2. He seems to have (a)/ resigned to (b)/
living without her.(c)/ No error (d)
3. Visitors are requested (a)/ to keep
(b)/ themselves off the grass.(c)/No
error (d)
4. She has been asked (a)/to do all the
work herself, (b)/so none of you will
help her in any way.(c)/ No error (d)
5. The two (a)/ kids played (b)/ happily
with one another all morning.(c)/No
error (d)
6. Although many witnesses (a)/
contradicted each other, (b)/the judge
gave his verdict.(c)/ No error (d)
 8
7. Every of them (a)/ was required (b)/
to prove his candidature.(c)/No
error (d)
8. There were two things (a)/ to do
(b)/ and I attempted everyone.(c)/
No error (d)
9. Either of the SAARC nations (a)/ has
not agreed (b)/ to sign the treaty.(c)/
No error (d)
10. He gave us two pieces of advice, (a)/
but none was (b)/of any use to us.(c)/
No error (d)
11. You may buy any of the two, (a)/
because both (b)/are quality
products.(c)/No error (d)
12. None of the countries (a)/ like India
and (b)/China can ever think of
experimenting with their (c)/existing
economic system.(d)/No error (e)
13. I haven’t seen the movie (a)/ and
my (b)/brother hasn’t as well.(c)/
No error (d)
14. I know a good (a)/Chinese restaurant
and (b)/ it is not far from here too.(c)/
No error (d)
15. This sorts of problems (a)/ are quite
common, (b)/so you need not worry
much about them.(c)/No error (d)
16. The people of India are (a)/ more
hardworking than that (b)/of any
other country.(c)/No error (d)
17. This is your beauty (a)/ that
everybody (b)/swoons on it.(c)/No
error (d)
18. The damage was (a)/ that it would
(b)/cost thousands to repair.(c)/No
error (d)
19. Life and death (a)/have their own
beauty; (b)/that enlightens (c)/hope
and that grants eternal peace.(d)/No
error (e)
20. Both human beings and animals offer
themselves to Nature;(a)/ these have
the responsibility (b)/of taking care of
it and these are meant to help them
do it.(c)/No error (d)
21. They did not agree to (a)/ help each
other, (b)/but they could have done
it (c)/for the needy people like us.(d)/
No error (d)
22. Both the nations have agreed to (a)/
sign the treaty, (b)/because it will
benefit each other of them.(c)/No
error (d)
23. My uncle forced (a)/my friend and I
(b)/to stay back (c)/No error (d)
24. Myself and Roshni (a)/will take care
of (b)/the event on Sunday (c)/No
error (d)
25. Rustam and (a)/myself saw (b)/the
picture (c)/No error (d)
26. The phone t hat (a)/my f ather
bought is different (b)/from your.
(c)/No error (d)
27. Both the girls (a)/helped one another
(b)/when both of them (c)/were in
difficulty (d)/No error (e)
28. The two men were (a)/quarrelling with
one another (b)/claiming the same
watch as their own. (c)/No error (d)