Sentence & Error Correction

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Q1.Correct the sentence: He has died a year ago.

Medium
A He died a year ago.
B He have died a year ago.
C He has die a year ago.
D He have been died a year ago.
Sentence Correction PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: A

Q2.Correct: "He is one of the student who have passed."

Hard
A He is one of the students who has passed.
B He is one of the students who have passed.
C He is one of student who has passed.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction CSS

Correct Answer: B

The relative clause refers to "students" (plural), so "have" is correct.

Q3.Correct: "Neither Ali nor his friends was present."

Hard
A Neither Ali nor his friends were present.
B Neither Ali nor his friends has been present.
C Neither Ali nor his friends is present.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: A

When "nor" joins singular + plural, verb agrees with the noun closest to it (plural friends → were).

Q4.Correct: "It is I who is wrong."

Hard
A It is I who am wrong.
B It is me who is wrong.
C It is I who are wrong.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction PMS

Correct Answer: A

The verb agrees with "I", so "am" is correct.

Q5.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".

Q6.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.

Q7.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.

Q8.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".

Q9.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.

Q10.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.

Q11.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.

Q12.Correct the error: "He is too lazy for pass the exam."

Easy
A He is too lazy to pass the exam.
B He is too lazy for passing the exam.
C He is very lazy to pass the exam.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: A

"Too...to + V1" is the correct construction.

Q13.Correct the error: "She requested that the door be closed."

Hard
A She requested that the door was closed.
B She requested to close the door.
C Correct as it is.
D She requests that the door be closed.
Sentence Correction CSS

Correct Answer: C

Subjunctive "be" is correct after "requested that".

Q14.Correct: "He is more cleverer than his brother."

Easy
A He is more clever than his brother.
B He is cleverer than his brother.
C He is most clever than his brother.
D No correction needed.
Sentence Correction PMS

Correct Answer: B

"More cleverer" is a double comparative; just "cleverer" is correct.

Q15.Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

Medium
A The teacher loud voices startled the five year old child What a scene!
B The teacher's loud voices startled the fiver year-old child, what a scene!
C The teacher loud voices startled the five year-old child, What a scene!
D The teacher's loud voices startled the five year-old child, What a scene!
Sentence Correction PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: D

This option correctly uses the possessive apostrophe, hyphenation, comma, and capitalization.

Q16.Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Hard
A The new policy has been implemented, nor has it been communicated to the staff.
B The new policy has been implemented, but it has not been communicated to the staff.
C The new policy has been implemented, yet it has not been communicated to the staff.
D The new policy has been implemented, so it has not been communicated to the staff.
Sentence Correction CSS 2026

Correct Answer: B

Option (b) correctly uses 'but' to contrast implementation with lack of communication, without grammatical errors.

Q17.Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct from the options provided.

Medium
A Amidst the cacophony of the bustling metropolis, there exists an oasis of tranquillity where the weary souls find respite.
B Amidst the cacophonies of the bustling metropolis, there exists an oasis of tranquillity where the weary soul finds respite.
C Amidst the cacophony of the bustling metropolis, there exists an oasis of tranquilities where the weary souls find respite.
D Amidst the cacophony of the bustling metropolises, there exists an oasis of tranquillity where the weary soul finds respite.
Sentence Correction CSS 2024

Correct Answer: A

Correct answer is A: Amidst the cacophony of the bustling metropolis, there exists an oasis of tranquillity where the weary souls find respite.

Q18.Correct the sentence

Easy
A The sceneries of Kashmir is beautiful.
B The scenery of Kashmir is beautiful.
C The scenery of Kashmir are beautiful.
D The sceneries of Kashmir are beautiful.
Sentence Correction PPSC 2024

Correct Answer: B

Q19.Correct the Sentence "The house is caught fire"

Easy
A The house caught fire
B The house was caught fire
C The house catches fire
D No Change
Sentence Correction PPSC 2024

Correct Answer: A

Q20.Choose Correct Sentence

Easy
A Health was more preferable to wealth.
B Health is more preferable of wealth.
C Health is most preferable t wealth.
D Health is more preferable to wealth.
Sentence Correction PPSC 2024

Correct Answer: D