English Correction of Sentences with Answers & Explanation

Find the Error Part:

1. It was clear from the way (1)/ they were behaving (2)/ that they had been (3)/ lost their senses (4)/ No error (5).

2. That boy possess (1)/ three beautiful pens (2)/ but he would not (3)/ show them to anyone (4)/ No error (5)

3. Though I had been (1)/ his friend for quite a long time, (2)/ I refused to help him (3)/ because his ill nature (4)/ No error (5).

4. When he had been (1)/ walked along the road (2)/ a wild and ferocious dog (3)/ hit him hard and knocked him down (4)/ No error (5).

5. I am grateful to you (1)/ and all your friends (2)/ for showing sympathy (3)/ and kindness with me (4)/ No error (5).
[Corporation Bank Clerk Exam, 18.06.2006]

6. I have criticize (1)/ the remarkable book (2)/ because I benefited (3)/ from reading it. (4)/ No error (5)

7. As Arundhati Roy (1)/ in her foreword write (2)/ John offers (3)/un-told stories of people. (4) No error (5)

8.Responsibilities includes (1)/ working with the editors (2)/ on all aspects (3)/ of the editorial process. (4)/ No error (5)

9. While grouping the words (1)/ care have been taken (2)/ to include the role (3)/ grammar plays in a language. (4)/ No error (5)

10. Distrust seems (1)/ to be a factor (2)/ borne out of (3)/ prevailing circumstances. (4)/ No error (5) [Syndicate Bank Clerk Exam, 17.04.2005]

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION
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1. (3) Past Perfect Tense should be used. The structure is : Subject + had + past participle. Correct form: ‘that they had lost’; not ‘they had been’

2. (1) 'That boy possesses' is the correct usage, as the verb must agree with its subject in number and person. Simple present tense.

3. (4) 'Because of' is the correct idiomatic form.

4. (2) The structure of Past Perfect Continuous is Subject + had been + verb +ing

5. (4) The preposition 'with' should be replaced by 'to'

6. (1) The error lies in part (1) of the sentence. 'I have criticize' should be replaced with 'I did not criticize'. It will make the sentence meaningful.

7. (2) The word 'write' is in Present Indefinite Tense. It should be replaced with 'has written' as Present Perfect is used to express past action whose time is not given and not definite.

8. (1) The word Responsibilities is a Plural Subject. It will take plural verb.

9. (2) The word Care is Singular and it will take Singular verb. Hence, 'care have been taken' should be replaced with 'care has been taken’.

10. (3) The phrase 'borne out of,' should be replaced with 'born of' which means coining from the specified type of parents, background, origin etc. For example, her socialist beliefs were born of . a hatred of injustice.