Sentence & Error Correction

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Q41.Correct: "He does not know where does she live."

Medium
A He does not know where she lives.
B He does not know where lives she.
C He does not know where she live.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction CSS

Correct Answer: A

Indirect questions use statement word order: "where she lives".

Q42.Correct: "Scarcely had I sat down when the phone rang."

Hard
A Scarcely had I sat down than the phone rang.
B Scarcely I had sat down when the phone rang.
C No correction needed.
D Scarcely had I sat when the phone rang.
Sentence Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: C

"Scarcely...when" is the correct pair.

Q43.Correct: "Despite of his efforts, he failed."

Medium
A Despite his efforts, he failed.
B Despite of his efforts, he was failed.
C Inspite of his efforts, he failed.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction FPSC

Correct Answer: A

"Despite" does not take "of"; "despite his efforts" is correct.

Q44.Correct: "He is elder than me."

Medium
A He is older than me.
B He is more elder than me.
C He is eldest than me.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction CSS

Correct Answer: A

"Elder" is used for family relationships, not general comparison; use "older".

Q45.Correct: "Prefer tea over coffee."

Medium
A Prefer tea than coffee.
B Prefer tea to coffee.
C Prefer tea above coffee.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction PMS

Correct Answer: B

"Prefer...to" is the correct construction.

Q46.Correct: "She is cousin of mine."

Medium
A She is a cousin of mine.
B She is cousin of my.
C She is the cousin of mine.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: A

"A cousin of mine" is the correct possessive construction.

Q47.Correct: "The two first chapters are easy."

Medium
A The first two chapters are easy.
B The two chapters first are easy.
C Two the first chapters are easy.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction CSS

Correct Answer: A

"The first two" is the correct order of numeral + ordinal.

Q48.He was accused ___ theft.

Easy
A for
B of
C with
D about
Fill in the Blanks PPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Accused of" is the correct preposition collocation.

Q49.She congratulated me ___ my success.

Easy
A for
B on
C about
D with
Fill in the Blanks FPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Congratulated on" is the correct collocation.

Q50.He insisted ___ going alone.

Medium
A at
B on
C in
D for
Fill in the Blanks CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Insisted on" is the correct collocation.

Q51.She is indifferent ___ his opinion.

Medium
A to
B for
C with
D about
Fill in the Blanks PPSC

Correct Answer: A

"Indifferent to" is the correct preposition.

Q52.He was charged ___ murder.

Medium
A for
B with
C of
D about
Fill in the Blanks PMS

Correct Answer: B

"Charged with" a crime is the correct collocation.

Q53.She is eligible ___ the scholarship.

Easy
A of
B for
C to
D at
Fill in the Blanks CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Eligible for" is the correct collocation.

Q54.He is acquainted ___ the facts.

Easy
A to
B for
C with
D of
Fill in the Blanks PPSC

Correct Answer: C

"Acquainted with" is the correct collocation.

Q55.They are deprived ___ their rights.

Easy
A from
B to
C of
D in
Fill in the Blanks CSS

Correct Answer: C

"Deprived of" is the correct collocation.

Q56.He has a passion ___ music.

Easy
A for
B about
C with
D of
Fill in the Blanks PMS

Correct Answer: A

"Passion for" is the correct collocation.

Q57.She is fed up ___ his excuses.

Easy
A of
B with
C about
D for
Fill in the Blanks PPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Fed up with" is the correct collocation.

Q58.Improve: "He is working since morning."

Medium
A He has been working since morning.
B He worked since morning.
C He works since morning.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence Improvement CSS

Correct Answer: A

For actions continuing since a point in time, use present perfect continuous.

Q59.Improve: "I am knowing the answer."

Medium
A I know the answer.
B I am known the answer.
C I was knowing the answer.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence Improvement PPSC

Correct Answer: A

"Know" is a stative verb; do not use in continuous tense.

Q60.Improve: "She could not help but to cry."

Hard
A She could not help crying.
B She could not help but cried.
C She could not help to cry.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence Improvement PMS

Correct Answer: A

"Cannot help + V-ing" is the correct construction.