Sentence & Error Correction
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Q21.An empty ------------ cannot stand upright.
Correct Answer: A
The proverb is "An empty sack cannot stand upright."
Q22.To pay lip service means;
Correct Answer: A
"To pay lip service" means expressing support in words only, without taking real action.
Q23.Begin to weave and God will give you?
Correct Answer: B
The proverb "Begin to weave and God will give you thread" means start a task and help will follow.
Q24.She said that he- ---------- me?
Correct Answer: A
In reported speech, "will marry" changes to "would marry."
Q25.She turned ------------- my request.
Correct Answer: A
"Turned down" means rejected; "she turned down my request" means she rejected it.
Q26.The company is concerned ----------its employees well being.
Correct Answer: B
The correct preposition is "concerned for," meaning caring about someone's wellbeing.
Q27.Unless you ------------ hard, you cannot succeed.
Correct Answer: B
"Unless" is followed by the base/present form of the verb: "work."
Q28.Find the error: "She don't like coffee."
Correct Answer: B
"Don't" should be "doesn't" for third person singular.
Q29.Find the error: "He have been working since morning."
Correct Answer: B
"Have been" should be "has been" (he = third person singular).
Q30.Find the error: "Each of the students have submitted their papers."
Correct Answer: C
"Have submitted" should be "has submitted" (each = singular).
Q31.Find the error: "He is more taller than his brother."
Correct Answer: B
"More taller" is incorrect; just "taller" is correct.
Q32.Find the error: "She suggested me to go home."
Correct Answer: B
Suggest does not take an indirect object; say "suggested that I go home".
Q33.Find the error: "I saw a ghost yesterday night."
Correct Answer: C
"Yesterday night" should be "last night".
Q34.Find the error: "He married with a doctor."
Correct Answer: B
"Married with" is wrong; correct is "married a doctor" (no preposition).
Q35.Find the error: "The police is investigating the case."
Correct Answer: B
"Police" is a plural noun; use "are".
Q36.Find the error: "I am knowing him for years."
Correct Answer: B
"Know" is a stative verb; use "I have known him for years".
Q37.Find the error: "She told that she was tired."
Correct Answer: A
"Told" needs an object: "She told me that she was tired" or use "said".
Q38.Correct: "He is one of the student who have passed."
Correct Answer: B
The relative clause refers to "students" (plural), so "have" is correct.
Q39.Correct: "Neither Ali nor his friends was present."
Correct Answer: A
When "nor" joins singular + plural, verb agrees with the noun closest to it (plural friends → were).
Q40.Correct: "It is I who is wrong."
Correct Answer: A
The verb agrees with "I", so "am" is correct.