Error Detection MCQs for CET Graduate
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CET Graduate — Grammar basics — Error Detection
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Question 1 of 20
Which sentence violates the objective case requirement?
Question 2 of 20
Read the assertion and reason carefully: Assertion (A): The sentence 'Between you and I, the company is bankrupt' is structurally flawed. Reason (R): Prepositions demand that any ensuing pronouns be converted into the subjective case.
Question 3 of 20
Which of the following sentences correctly follows the pronoun sequence rule for plural subjects?
Question 4 of 20
Consider the following sentences regarding the causative verb 'make': 1. The teacher made the students rewrite the essay. 2. The teacher made the students to rewrite the essay. 3. The students were made to rewrite the essay by the teacher. Which of the sentences is/are grammatically correct?
Question 5 of 20
Identify the segment containing a grammatical error: "Hardly had the renowned scientist / finalized the groundbreaking research / than the university / decided to cut the funding."
Question 6 of 20
Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of indefinite pronoun agreement?
Question 7 of 20
Identify the sentence that correctly utilizes the subjunctive mood for a hypothetical condition:
Question 8 of 20
Match the Grammar Rule/Trap (List-I) with its corresponding Structural Requirement (List-II): List-I P. Many a Q. Along with R. The Secretary and the Principal S. More than one List-II 1. Verb agrees with the first subject only 2. Plural verb required due to double articles 3. Singular noun and Singular verb required 4. Singular noun and Singular verb required
Question 9 of 20
A 40 m long ladder is placed against a wall of height $20sqrt{3}$ m such that it exactly reaches the top of the wall. What is the angle of elevation of the top of the wall from the base of the ladder?
Question 10 of 20
Identify the true statement concerning 'Uncountable Nouns':
Question 11 of 20
Which of the following sentences correctly applies the rule for uncountable nouns?
Question 12 of 20
Select the correct improvement for the underlined segment: 'The majestic **sceneries of the Himalayas are** a major attraction for global tourists.'
Question 13 of 20
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: The old man died ________ cholera after a prolonged battle with the illness.
Question 14 of 20
Identify the sentence that correctly applies the objective case rule after the word 'let':
Question 15 of 20
Spot the grammatical error regarding double conjunctions in the following sentence: Although it was raining, but we went to the market.
Question 16 of 20
Which part of the sentence contains an error regarding the sequence of tenses? The investigating officer asked the suspect / why he is / wandering near the crime scene / at midnight.
Question 17 of 20
Choose the most appropriate completion: Walk fast lest you ____ miss the train.
Question 18 of 20
Match the conjunction starters in List-I with their syntactically correct paired word in List-II: List-I (a) No sooner (b) Hardly (c) Scarcely List-II (1) when (2) than
Question 19 of 20
Which of the following is considered an intrinsically negative word?
Question 20 of 20