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31. The Manager ordered the (1) / watchman to (2) / let the boys (3) / and I go in. (4) / No Error (5)
A. The Manager ordered the
B. Watchman to
C. Let the boys
D. And I go in
E. No Error
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION : Replace ‘I’ with ‘me’.
After the word ‘let’, pronouns are always used in objective case.
In the same way, after prepositions like between,except etc, pronouns are always used in objective case.
The correct sentence should be: The Manager ordered the watchman to let the boys and me go in.
32. His elder (1) / brother is (2) / more intelligent (3) / than him. (4) / No Error (5)
A. His elder
B. Brother is
C. More intelligent
D. Than him
E. No Error
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:Replace ‘him’ with ‘he’. In case of pronoun coming after ‘than’, it must be in the same case as that coming before ‘than’.
For e.g. Nominative case – You are better than I.
Objective case – He respects you more than me.
The correct sentence should be: His elder brother is more intelligent than he.
33. None of these (1) / two officers (2) / has been looking after (3) / his department well. (4) / No Error (5)
A. None of these
B. Two officers
C. Has been looking after
D. His department well
E. No Error
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:
Replace ‘none’ by ‘neither’.
‘None of the’ is used for more than two persons or objects, ‘neither of the’ is used for two objects.
The correct sentence should be: Neither of these two officers has been looking after his department well.
34. Many a (1) / warrior has met (2) / their death (3) / in the battlefield. (4) / No Error (5)
A. Many a
B. Warrior has met
C. Their death
D. In the battlefield
E. No Error
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:Replace ‘their’ with ‘his’.
‘Many a’ always takes singular pronoun and singular verb.
The correct sentence should be: Many a warrior has met his death on the battlefield.
35. He introduced to (1) / the Chairman as (2) / the Host of the (3) / event. (4) / No Error (5)
A. He introduced to
B. The Chairman as
C. The Host of the
D. Event
E. No Error
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:Add ‘himself’ after ‘introduced’.
After the words – hurt, cheat, prostrate, introduce, present, absent, satisfy, lay; object or reflexive pronoun is used.
The correct sentence should be: He introduced himself to the Chairman as the Host of the event.
36. There is (1) / none who (2) / can help you (3) / in this crucial time. (4) / No Error (5)
A. There is
B. None who
C. Can help you
D. In this crucial time
E. No Error
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION :Replace ‘who’ with ‘that’.
Always remember that in case of pronoun, after the words – the same, none, nothing, any, only, the few, the little, all, relative pronoun ‘that’ is used.
The correct sentence should be: There is none that can help you in this crucial time.
37. Neither the students (1) / nor the teacher (2) / was in their (3) / class. (4) / No Error (5)
A. Neither the students
B. Nor the teacher
C. Was in their
D. Class
E. No Error
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:
Replace ‘their’ with ‘his’.
When two different nouns are joined by ‘either…or; neither…nor’, the pronoun is used according to the number and gender of the second noun.
The correct sentence should be: Neither the students nor the teacher was in his class.
38. Every boy and (1) / every girl (2) / will do his best (3) / to pass the exam. (4) / No Error (5)
A. Every boy and
B. Every girl
C. Will do his best
D. To pass the exam
E. No Error
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:
Replace ‘his’ with ‘her’.
When two singular nouns are joined by ‘and’, preceded by each or every, the pronoun used must be singular and agree in gender with the second noun.
The correct sentence should be: Every boy and every girl will do her best to pass the exam.
39. The manager (1) / as well as (2) / the clerks (3) / absented themselves yesterday. (4) / No Error (5)
A. The manager
B. As well as
C. The clerks
D. Absented themselves yesterday
E. No Error
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: Replace ‘themselves’ with ‘himself’.
When two nouns are used with as well as, the pronoun must agree with the first subject.
In this case, first subject is ‘manager’, the correct pronoun to be used should be ‘himself’.
The correct sentence should be: The manager as well as the clerks absented himself yesterday.
40. Mr. Budhrani ,(1) / my friend and professor, (2) / is known for (3) / their good behaviour. (4) / No Error (5)
A. Mr. Budhrani ,
B. My friend and professor,
C. Is known for
D. Their good behaviour
E. No Error
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: Replace ‘their’ with ‘his’.
When two singular nouns are joined by ‘and’ refer to the same person or thing, the pronoun used for them should be ‘singular’.
The correct sentence should be: Mr. Budhrani, my friend and professor, is known for his good behaviour.