English
Spot the error in the given sentence:
“He is wiser than his brother, but he lacks the courage (A) / required to lead the battalion (B) / through the hostile territory. (C) / No error (D)”
- A) A
- B) B
- C) C
- D) D
Explanation: The sentence uses the comparative degree “wiser” correctly followed by “than” to compare two individuals. No grammatical errors are present.
Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank:
“This is the _____ book I have ever read on ancient Indian history.”
- A) most unique
- B) more unique
- C) unique
- D) very unique
Explanation: Words like unique, universal, dead, perfect, extreme, eternal, and absolute are absolute adjectives (they represent an extreme state). They do not take comparative or superlative degrees like “most” or “more.”
Identify the grammatically correct sentence:
- A) She is senior than me in the corporate hierarchy.
- B) She is senior to I in the corporate hierarchy.
- C) She is senior to me in the corporate hierarchy.
- D) She is more senior than me in the corporate hierarchy.
Explanation: Latin comparative adjectives ending in -or (such as senior, junior, superior, inferior, prior, anterior, posterior) are followed by the preposition “to”, not “than.” Also, pronouns following prepositions must be in the objective case (“me”, not “I”).
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
“He has spent _____ money than his brother on this startup project.”
- A) lesser
- B) less
- C) few
- D) fewer
Explanation: “Money” is an uncountable noun, so it takes the quantifier “less” (the comparative form of “little”). “Fewer” and “few” are used for countable nouns, while “lesser” refers to importance or rank.
Choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blank:
“She bought a beautiful _____ table for her living room.”
- A) antique wooden brown
- B) brown wooden antique
- C) antique brown wooden
- D) wooden antique brown
Explanation: Follow the OSASCOMP rule (Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose). Here, Age (antique) comes before Color (brown), which comes before Material (wooden).
Find the error in the sentence:
“Though he was financially well-off, (A) / he lived in a (B) / ten-rooms apartment downtown. (C) / No error (D)”
- A) A
- B) B
- C) C
- D) D
Explanation: Replace “ten-rooms” with “ten-room”. When a numeral and a noun act as a compound adjective modifying another noun, the noun in the compound adjective must remain in its singular form.
Fill in the blank with the correct option:
“Of the two candidates, Rohit is the _____.”
- A) best
- B) better
- C) good
- D) most best
Explanation: When comparing two persons or things, the comparative degree is used along with the definite article “the” (e.g., the better of the two). The superlative degree (best) is used for more than two.
Which of the following sentences uses “enough” correctly as an adjective?
- A) He has money enough to buy a car.
- B) He has enough money to buy a car.
- C) He is enough smart to crack the exam.
- D) He smart enough is to crack the exam.
Explanation: When “enough” functions as an adjective, it is placed before the noun it modifies (enough money). When it modifies an adjective or adverb, it is placed after it (smart enough).
Spot the error in the sentence:
“No less than fifty students (A) / were present in the hall (B) / during the guest lecture. (C) / No error (D)”
- A) A
- B) B
- C) C
- D) D
Explanation: Replace “No less than” with “No fewer than”. “Less” denotes quantity (uncountable nouns), whereas “fewer” denotes number (countable nouns). Since “students” are countable, “fewer” must be used.
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
“Do you have any _____ information regarding the train schedule?”
- A) farther
- B) further
- C) farthest
- D) furthest
Explanation: “Further” means “additional” or “extra,” which fits the context of getting additional information. “Farther” is strictly used to refer to physical distance.