Sentence & Error Correction
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Q81.Complete: "Despite ___ hard, she failed the exam."
Correct Answer: C
"Despite + V-ing" (gerund) is the correct construction.
Q82.Complete: "He insisted on ___ the bill."
Correct Answer: B
"Insist on + V-ing" is correct.
Q83.Complete: "He succeeded in ___ the target."
Correct Answer: C
"Succeed in + V-ing" is correct.
Q84.Complete: "She is used to ___ in the morning."
Correct Answer: C
"Be used to + V-ing" means accustomed to.
Q85.Complete: "She objects to ___ late."
Correct Answer: C
"Object to + V-ing" is correct.
Q86.Correct the error: "He is too lazy for pass the exam."
Correct Answer: A
"Too...to + V1" is the correct construction.
Q87.Correct the error: "She requested that the door be closed."
Correct Answer: C
Subjunctive "be" is correct after "requested that".
Q88.Correct: "He is more cleverer than his brother."
Correct Answer: B
"More cleverer" is a double comparative; just "cleverer" is correct.
Q89.Fill in the blank: "He is envious ___ your success."
Correct Answer: C
"Envious of" is the correct preposition.
Q90.Fill in the blank: "He is responsible ___ the accounts."
Correct Answer: C
"Responsible for" is the correct collocation.
Q91.Fill in the blank: "He is superior ___ all others in the class."
Correct Answer: B
"Superior to" is the correct construction (not "than").
Q92.Fill in the blank: "She is proficient ___ three languages."
Correct Answer: B
"Proficient in" a subject/skill is correct.
Q93.Fill in the blank: "She is sensitive ___ criticism."
Correct Answer: B
"Sensitive to" is the correct preposition.
Q94.Fill in the blank: "The bill was paid ___ the company."
Correct Answer: C
Passive voice agent takes "by".
Q95.Find the error: "All the furnitures were destroyed."
Correct Answer: B
"Furniture" is uncountable; no plural "furnitures".
Q96.Find the error: "He has many works to do."
Correct Answer: B
"Work" (tasks) is uncountable; use "much work" or "a lot of work".
Q97.Find the error: "She does not know to swim."
Correct Answer: C
Should be "know how to swim"; "know to" is incorrect.
Q98.Find the error: "She lays on the sofa every afternoon."
Correct Answer: B
"Lie" (to recline), not "lay", is correct: "She lies on the sofa".
Q99.Improve: "He did a mistake in the test."
Correct Answer: A
"Make a mistake" is the correct collocation, not "do a mistake".
Q100.Improve: "She has cooked the food since two hours."
Correct Answer: A
Duration uses "for", and action still in progress uses present perfect continuous.