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  1. 251AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    She is / as more intelligent as / her brothers are.

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    Correct option: D — as more intelligent as

    as more intelligent as ‘As + adjective/adverb + as’ is a comparative structure in which the adjective or the adverb is always in the positive degree. Therefore, ‘more’ will be replaced with ‘much’. Hence, ‘as much intelligent as’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 252AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    He is waiting / at airport to receive / Mr. Smith, who is / coming from South Africa.

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    Correct option: D — at airport to receive

    at airport to receive Article ‘the’ is used to refer to a specific or particular noun. ‘Airport’ given in the sentence is specific as the person is waiting there. Hence, ‘at the airport to receive’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 253AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    I hope that / yesterday's lunch / at Rahul's place / was at your liking.

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    Correct option: C — was at your liking.

    was at your liking “To one’s liking” is the correct phrase, which means appealable or enjoyable to someone. Therefore, ‘at your liking’ must be replaced with ‘to your liking’. Hence, ‘was to your liking’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 254AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    She forbade / him not / to enter that / room.

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    Correct option: C — him not

    him not ‘Not’ must be removed from this sentence. ‘Forbade’ is the past form of ‘forbid’, which means to not allow someone to do something. The use of ‘not’ with ‘forbade’ is superfluous. Hence, ‘forbade him to’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 255AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    He climbed of / the steep mountain trail, / his backpack heavy / with supplies for the journey.

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    Correct option: D — He climbed of

    He climbed of ‘Climbed of’ must be replaced with ‘climbed up’. ‘Up’ is used to indicate upwards movement. Hence, ‘he climbed up’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 256AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Sam and Teena / had wondering / what to do this weekend.

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    Correct option: D — had wondering

    had wondering The given sentence is an example of present continuous tense and the subject ‘Sam and Teena’ is plural. ‘Plural Subject + are + Ving’ is the correct grammatical structure for it. Hence, ‘are wondering’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 257AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    You know that I am fond of reading / and also that all books are my favourite / but you don’t know that this is one of / my favourite book.

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    Correct option: C — my favourite book.

    my favourite book ‘One of + plural noun’ is the correct grammatical structure. Therefore, the plural noun ‘books’ will be used. Hence, ‘my favourite books’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 258AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Select the sentence that has a grammatical error.

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    Correct option: C — I wish I had eraser to erase all the mistakes in my life.

    I wish I had eraser to erase all the mistakes in my life. Article ‘an’ will be used before the noun ‘eraser’ as it starts with a vowel sound. Hence, the correct sentence is- ‘I wish I had an eraser to erase all the mistakes in my life.’

  9. 259AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    In addition with / the existing crisis in economy, / the rise of hunger index / is another cause of worry.

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    Correct option: D — In addition with

    in addition with ‘In addition to’ is the correct phrase. Hence, ‘in addition to’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 260AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

    Select the sentence that has a grammatical error.

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    Correct option: D — He don't like spicy food.

    He don’t like spicy food. ‘The given sentence is in the simple present tense and ‘Singular Subject(He) + does + not + V1’’ is the correct grammatical structure for it. Hence, the correct sentence is- ‘He doesn’t like spicy food.’

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