Each of the following sentences may contain an error in grammar, idiom or usage. If there is an error, it will appear in one of the underlined portions. Answers are given at the answer part. First try to answer by yourself, and then check it against the given answer. Answer explanation for each sentence is also given. If you go through this exercise, we can assure you that you will have a vast idea in English.
41. The doctor, accompanied by his wife and children, are staying in the hospital until after the seminar. Answer
42. Kamal was very late getting home last night, and unfortunately for him the dog barking woke everyone up. Answer
43. After walking for two miles, he suddenly realized that he has been walking in the wrong direction. Answer
44. The girl whom my brother married was used to be an actress in the ‘group theatre’. Answer
45. The Royal Bengal Tiger has long been a symbol of strength, power and it is very cruel. Answer
46. Because the workers had worked so deligent to construct the bridge, the contractor arranged a party. Answer
47. Hardly he had entered the classroom, when he realized that he had forgotten his homework. Answer
48. I do not understand where could he have gone so early in the morning. Answer
49. Lack of sanitation in households are a major cause of diarrhoea in different parts of our country. Answer
50. Kamal is looking forward to go to the USA after he finishes his studies at the college. Answer
Sunday, 23 August 2009
Answers of Exercise 4(Advance Grammar)
40. Here ‘lend’ or ‘loan’ should be used instead of ‘borrow’.
41. Here the subject is singular because ‘accompanied by’ is a prepositional phrase and has no effect on the verb. So ‘are’ should be ‘is’.
42. Possessive form is used before a gerund. So it should be “dog’s”.
43. ‘After walking’ is past in this sentence but ‘has been walking’ is present. So it should be ‘had been walking’.
44. The correct form is : (subject + be + used to + gerund) and (subject +used to +verb in simple form). Here only ‘used to’ is to be used, because ‘be’ is the simple form of verb.
45. Here for parallel structure ‘cruel’ should be changed to noun ‘cruelty’ because ‘strength’ and ‘power’ are nouns.
46. Here the verb ‘had worked’ should be modified by an adverb. So the correct form is ‘diligently’.
47. Here it should be ‘Hardly had he’. Because if an adverbial appears at the beginning of a sentence, the rule is : (adverbial + auxiliary + subject + verb . . .).
48. This is an embedded question: the rule is (subject + verb + question word + subject + verb). So, here it should be ‘he could have’.
49. Here ‘lack of sanitation’ is a singular subject. So the verb should be ‘is’ instead of ‘are’.
50. The rule is (look forward to + verb + ing). So ‘going’ should be used.
41. Here the subject is singular because ‘accompanied by’ is a prepositional phrase and has no effect on the verb. So ‘are’ should be ‘is’.
42. Possessive form is used before a gerund. So it should be “dog’s”.
43. ‘After walking’ is past in this sentence but ‘has been walking’ is present. So it should be ‘had been walking’.
44. The correct form is : (subject + be + used to + gerund) and (subject +used to +verb in simple form). Here only ‘used to’ is to be used, because ‘be’ is the simple form of verb.
45. Here for parallel structure ‘cruel’ should be changed to noun ‘cruelty’ because ‘strength’ and ‘power’ are nouns.
46. Here the verb ‘had worked’ should be modified by an adverb. So the correct form is ‘diligently’.
47. Here it should be ‘Hardly had he’. Because if an adverbial appears at the beginning of a sentence, the rule is : (adverbial + auxiliary + subject + verb . . .).
48. This is an embedded question: the rule is (subject + verb + question word + subject + verb). So, here it should be ‘he could have’.
49. Here ‘lack of sanitation’ is a singular subject. So the verb should be ‘is’ instead of ‘are’.
50. The rule is (look forward to + verb + ing). So ‘going’ should be used.
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