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  1. 451AIIMSEnglish 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.

    By the time she retires, / she has been teaching / at the university for 30 years.

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    Correct option: A — she has been teaching

    she has been teaching The future perfect tense is used to express an action that will be completed before another point in the future. The correct structure for future tense is ‘By the time + Simple present tense, … Future perfect tense’. Hence, ‘she will have taught’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 452AIIMSEnglish 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 make sure we have a lots of fun on the trip?

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    Correct option: D — a lots of fun

    a lots of fun The correct phrase is ‘a lot of’. Its plural form is ‘lots of’. Therefore, ‘lot’ will be used in place of ‘lots’. Hence, ‘a lot of’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 453AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He’s much better than me, so he win easily.

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    Correct option: B — So he win easily

    So he win easily The given sentence is in the past tense, so it must have the verbs in the past form(V2), not in the present form(V1). Therefore, ‘won’ will be used in place of ‘win’. Hence, ‘so he won(V2) easily’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 454AIIMSEnglish 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.

    King Solomon of Israel is said to be one of a wisest man who ruled the earth.

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    Correct option: C — of a wisest man

    of a wisest man ‘One of + the + superlative adjective + plural noun’ is the correct grammatical structure. Therefore, article ‘the’ will be used in place of article ‘a’ and the plural noun ‘men’ will be used in place of ‘man’. Hence, ‘of the wisest men’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 455AIIMSEnglish 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 was consulted seldom by his colleagues while making important decisions on financial matters.

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    Correct option: A — He was consulted seldom

    He was consulted seldom An adverb of frequency is generally placed after the helping verb and before the main verb in a sentence. Examples are :- often, always, seldom, never, etc. Therefore, ‘seldom’ will be placed after the helping verb ‘was’. Hence, ‘He was seldom consulted’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 456AIIMSEnglish 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 Prime Minister and a President are visiting the town day to see the preparations of International Seminar.

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    Correct option: C — a President are visiting

    a President are visiting ‘President’ is a specific person and we always use the definite article ‘the’ before specific or particular nouns. Hence, ‘the President are visiting’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 457AIIMSEnglish 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 may have an error of article. Choose the correct sentence from the given options. Choose ‘No error’ if the sentence has no error. The festivals are celebrated everywhere to rejuvenate the minds of people

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    Correct option: C — Festivals are celebrated everywhere to rejuvenate the minds of people.

    Festivals are celebrated everywhere to rejuvenate the minds of people. We do not use any article when we refer to something in general. Therefore, article ‘the’ will be removed before the noun ‘festival’ as the given sentence is stating a general truth about festivals. Hence, the sentence given in option (c) has the correct use of article.

  8. 458AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Identify the INCORRECT section of the given sentence. Four people / were / witnesses of / that event.

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    Correct option: A — witnesses of

    witnesses of The preposition ‘to’ is used after the nouns ‘witness’ or ‘testimony’. And the correct structure is ‘witness/testimony to an event’. Hence, ‘witnesses to’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 459AIIMSEnglish 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 have to be cautius regarding the impact of global warming.

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    Correct option: D — be cautius

    be cautius ‘Cautious’ is the correct spelling.

  10. 460AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Due to its fragrance, the petals of an rose are often used in perfumes and cosmetics.

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    Correct option: C — the petals of an

    the petals of an Article ‘a’ is used before words beginning with the consonant sound. For example:- a conversation, a story. Similarly, in the given sentence, the word ‘rose’ begins with a consonant sound. Hence, ‘the petals of a rose’ is the most appropriate answer.

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