ADJECTIVE PRACTICE SET

1. But for your help, (a)/ no boy would have succeeded in an (b)/ All India
competition like this. (c)/ no error (d)
2. He wanted certain boy (a)/ to make entry into (b)/ the Principal’s
chamber. (c)/ no error (d)
3. There were only two (a)/ soldiers but each and every (b)/ soldier was
equal to five policeman (c)/ no error (d)
4. The ten captains (a)/ had each an (b)/ achievement of his own (c)/ no
error (d)
5. These sort of men (a)/ attain worldly success by hook or by crook, (b)/ so
they deserve to be looked down upon. (c)/ no error (d)
6. I feel a certain problems (a)/ in the execution (b)/ of this plan. (c)/ no error
(d)
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7. In spite of facing (a)/ much problems, he did not (b)/ desert the path of
honesty. (c)/ no error (d)
8. Can you tell me how(a)/ many eggs and (b)/ milk he has brought home?/
no error (d)
9. Whole the chapter of the book is full of printing (a)/ errors which are the
outcome (b)/ of the proof reader’s carelessness. (c)/ no error (d)
10. He did not (a)/ like to lend me (b)/ any book or any money. (c)/ no error (d)
11. Her black long hair adds (a)/ glamour to (b)/ her looks. (c)/ no error (d)
12. I began to tremble when I saw (a)/ a sharp long knife (b)/ in my enemy’s
hand. (c)/ no error (d)
13. I saw an anxious pale girl (a)/ who when asked let me know (b)/ that she
was suffering from consumption. (c)/ no error (d)
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14. It is a fact that (a)/ Mahatma Gandhi was (b)/ the first politician of his
time. (c)/ no error (d)
15. At the utmost gate (a)/ was standing a guard (b)/ holding a gun in his
hand. (c)/ no error (d)
16. Delhi is (a)/ further from Patna than (b)/ Kolkata. (c)/ no error (d)
17. This book is undoubtedly preferable than (a)/ that in many respects and
its printing (b)/ is also comparatively good. (c)/ no error (d)
18. Of the two players, he (a)/ is the luckiest, (b)/ be sure. (c)/ no error (d)
19. You can trust this agency (a)/ for the last news (b)/ of this week. (c)/ no
error (d)
20. Seema is senior to me (a)/ but you are (b)/ junior than me. (c)/ no error
(d)
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21. Everybody knows that Ragini (a)/ is the most unique (b)/ singer of this
college. (c)/ no error (d)
22. Rita can sing much that fifty songs at a (a)/ stretch and she has
developed (b)/ this ability by laboring hard. (c)/ no error (d)
23. She was curious to (a)/ know what it was that made him stronger (b)/
and braver than any man of this village. (c)/ no error (d)
24. She has remarkably (a)/ lovingly appearance which brings her honour
(b)/ and admiration as well. (c)/ no error (d)
25. A lots of books (a)/ on English Grammar are available in the market but
(b)/ this one is the best. (c)/ no error (d)
26. He does not have (a)/ some money to buy a new X-ray plant, so he is
(b)/ sunk in anxiety. (c)/ no error (d)
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27. Gold is the most precious (a)/ of all the metals that are used in
ornaments, (b)/ as far as we all know. (c)/ no error (d)
28. He is the most successful man (a)/ in the world I have ever known. (c)/
no error (d)
29. No less than fifty audiences are sitting (a)/ in the hall and waiting for
their (b)/ beloved artiste’s appearance on the stage. (c)/ no error (d)
30. Her father told her (a)/ that it would be all the more (b)/ better if she
would find her groom herself. (c)/ no error (d)
31. She had no other (a)/ hobby than that of (b)/ wearing a dress of (b)/ the
latest design. (c)/ no error (d)
32. This young lad is more beautiful (a)/ but not so cultured (b)/ as her
youngest sister. (c)/ no error (d)
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33. Much to his fortune, he (a)/ married a girl who was (a)/ more tall and
lovelier than her elder sister. (c)/ no error (d)
34. What pleases him more (a)/ is a healthy criticism of his (b)/
performance. (c)/ no error (d)
35. It was none other than Indira Gandhi (a)/ who evinced an exceptional
ability to lead (b)/ the country to fame. (c)/ no error (d)
36. Now-a-days, (a)/ the weather (b)/ is getting cold and colder. (c)/ no error
(d)
37. He often tells (a)/ us that he does not (b)/ like anything much than
sleeping peacefully. (c)/ no error (d)
38. This photograph (a)/ was comparatively better (b)/ than that which he
kept in his purse. (c)/ no error (d)
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39. She was startled to see in (a)/ her drawing room (b)/a most popular film
producer. (c)/ no error (d)
40. India is (a)/ better than most others (b)/ film producing countries of the
world. (c)/ no error (d)
41. None can believe that (a)/ Ramesh is happier (b)/ than grieved to know
it. (c)/ no error (d)
42. Delhi is far (a)/ better than any other (b)/ metropolis of Pakistan. (c)/ no
error (d)
43. All your attempts are daring (a)/ but this one is certainly (b)/ the more
daring. (c)/ no error (d)
44. This is the more difficult sum, (a)/ I have ever solved (b)/ within five
minutes. (c)/ no error (d)
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45. There is no one (a)/ whom I esteem highly than (b)/ your mother and
father. (c)/ no error (d)
46. He failed to find (a)/ out the solution to all the problems (b)/ despite his
thoroughly study of the book. (c)/ no error (d)
47. Science has given (a)/ us a lot, yet life is becoming (b)/ more and more
painful. (c)/ no error (d)
48. Ramesh is as good, (a) if not better than all the (b)/ members of the club
which is known as the Lion Club. (c)/ no error (d)
49. He felt happily (a)/ to learn that his (b)/ younger brother got (b)/ a
prestigious job in he bank. (c)/ no error (d)
50. The principal has great power (a)/ of making some useful plans but the
professors (b)/ have even greatest ability to foil them. (c)/ no error (d)
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