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  1. 401AIIMSEnglish 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.

    The manager asked / the cooking team, “Who / among you is to baked the / Christmas cake this year?”

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    Correct option: C — among you is to baked the

    among you is to baked the ‘To + V1’ is the grammatically correct structure. Hence, ‘among you is to bake (V1)’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 402AIIMSEnglish 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.

    We were grateful for a book they gave us.

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    Correct option: C — a book

    a book ‘Book’ mentioned in the given sentence is specific and we generally use the definite article ‘the’ before specific or particular nouns. Hence, 'the book' is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 403AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Can we go visit a Statue of Liberty on our trip to the United States ?

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    Correct option: B — visit a Statue of Liberty

    visit a Statue of Liberty ‘Statue of Liberty’ is a historical monument and we generally use the definite article ‘the’ before the names of historical monuments. Hence, ‘visit the Statue of Liberty’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 404AIIMSEnglish 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 am understanding;/ you like her/ because she has /a generous nature.

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    Correct option: A — I am understanding;

    I am understanding ‘Understand’ is a stative verb and stative verbs are generally not written in continuous tense. Rather, simple present tense will be used here. The first form of the verb is used in the simple present tense with ‘I’. Hence, ‘I understand(V1)’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 405AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Three segments of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the option that contains the error. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer. Since his son has not yet completed the age of eighteen, he was reluctant to fulfil his son's demand of getting a motorbike.

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    Correct option: C — he was reluctant

    he was reluctant The given sentence is in the present tense, therefore the present form of the verb will be used here. ‘Was’ must be replaced with ‘is’. Hence, ‘he is reluctant’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 406AIIMSEnglish 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.

    When he resigned, / the company offered him / a huge sum of money but / he refused to agree to it.

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    Correct option: C — he refused to agree to it.

    he refused to agree to it The use of the verb ‘agree’ after ‘refused’ is superfluous. ‘Refuse’ means to not agree to accept something. The phrase ‘to agree to it’ must be replaced with ‘offer’. Hence, ‘he refused the offer’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 407AIIMSEnglish 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.

    The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an adverbial usage error. Mrs. Gomathi was / that tired and weak / that she could / scarcely walk.

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    Correct option: B — that tired and weak

    that tired and weak Use of ‘that’ with ‘that’ is incorrect here. ‘So…that’ is the correct conjunction pair. Hence, ‘so tired and weak’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 408AIIMSEnglish 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.

    The following sentence has an error in its tense. Identify the error and select the correct sentence from the given options. I will be arrange all the necessary materials for the programme.

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    Correct option: D — I will be arranging all the necessary materials for the programme.

    I will be arranging all the necessary materials for the programme. The given sentence is an example of ‘Future continuous Tense’ and follows the structure, “Will/shall + be + Ving”. Hence, the sentence given in option (d) is correct.

  9. 409AIIMSEnglish 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.

    We were driving home when suddenly a deer runs across the road.

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    Correct option: A — a deer runs across the road

    a deer runs across the road The given sentence is in the past tense, therefore, the past form(V2) of the verb will be used. Hence, ‘a deer ran (V2) across the road’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 410AIIMSEnglish 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 most appropriate option that rectifies the error(s) in the following sentence. One must do his/her duty proparly.

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    Correct option: D — One must do one's duty properly

    One must do one's duty properly One’s is the correct possessive used for the pronoun ‘one’. Hence, the sentence given in option (d) is correct.

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