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  1. 271AIIMSEnglish 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: A — They have an information about the event.

    They have an information about the event. ‘Information’ is an uncountable noun and we generally do not use indefinite articles (a/an) with uncountable nouns. Therefore, ‘an’ will be removed. Hence, the correct sentence is- ‘They have information about the event.’

  2. 272AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Whenever she is coming / here, she brings / many gifts for everyone.

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    Correct option: C — Whenever she is coming

    Whenever she is coming ‘Whenever’ is used when one action is always followed by another action. Simple present tense is used with ‘whenever’. ‘She’ is a singular subject that will take ‘comes’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘Whenever she comes’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 273AIIMSEnglish 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 grammatically correct sentence from the given options.

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    Correct option: D — She was not allowed to enter the hotel as her clothes were dirty.

    She was not allowed to enter the hotel as her clothes were dirty. ‘Singular Subject + was + V3’ is the correct passive structure for simple past tense. ‘Clothes’ is a plural subject that will take ‘were’ as a plural verb. Hence, the sentence given in option (d) is correct.

  4. 274AIIMSEnglish 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.

    My aunt came from Switzerland by the flight which was landing at 5:00 a.m. yesterday.

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    Correct option: A — Switzerland by the

    Switzerland by the We generally do not use article ‘the’ after ‘by’ when we mention the means of transport such as bus, train, bike, car, flight, etc. Therefore, article ‘the’ will be removed. Hence, ‘Switzerland by’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 275AIIMSEnglish 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.

    (1) We knocked across (2) early on Saturday (3) to enjoy (4) the beautiful weather.

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    Correct option: D — We knocked across

    We knocked across ‘Knocked across’ must be replaced with the phrasal verb ‘knocked off’. ‘Knock off’ means to stop work. The given sentence states that we stopped work early on Saturday to enjoy the beautiful weather. Hence, ‘We knocked off’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 276AIIMSEnglish 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 bought strange vintage car on auction from the customs department.

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    Correct option: B — strange vintage car

    strange vintage car We generally use an indefinite article (a/an) before a non-specific noun. In the given sentence, the word ‘strange’ starts with a consonant sound. Therefore, article ‘a’ will be used. Hence, ‘a strange vintage car’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 277AIIMSEnglish 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 thought of this idea / just when you called / me yesterday.

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    Correct option: C — No error

    No error The given sentence is grammatically correct.

  8. 278AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Meenu looks / much better / today.

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    Correct option: A — No error

    No error The given sentence is grammatically correct

  9. 279AIIMSEnglish 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 are dancing with my husband at my sister’s wedding.

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    Correct option: D — I are dancing

    I are dancing ‘Am’ is the correct helping verb to use with ‘I’ in present continuous tense. Hence, ‘I am dancing’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 280AIIMSEnglish 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.

    After the concert was over, / they go to a restaurant, / had dinner together / and talked until midnight.

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    Correct option: B — they go to a restaurant,

    they go to a restaurant, The given sentence is in the past tense, so it must have the verb in the past form (V2), not the present form (go). Hence, ‘they went to a restaurant’ is the most appropriate answer.

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