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  1. 421AIIMSEnglish 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.

    If I have recovered from fever, / I will start going / for swimming classes / from tomorrow.

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    Correct option: B — If I have recovered from fever

    If I have recovered from fever The given sentence is an example of the first conditional sentence and ‘If + Simple present … will + V1’ is the correct grammatical structure for it. Hence, ‘If I recover from fever’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 422AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Last night I dreamed that / I am looking for the/ abominable snowman high / up in the Himalayas.

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    Correct option: A — I am looking for the

    I am looking for the The given sentence is in the past tense, therefore, ‘am’ will be replaced with ‘was’ to indicate past continuous tense. Hence, ‘I was looking for the’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 423AIIMSEnglish 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. When my father will come, I will make sure that I discuss the possibilities of a new business venture with him.

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    Correct option: C — When my father will come

    When my father will come ‘When’ is used to introduce a time clause, which is not written in the future tense. Rather, simple present tense is used to indicate the time of the main event. Hence, ‘When my father comes’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 424AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Soldiers in / the Indian Armed Forces are / trained never to / fight cowardly.

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    Correct option: C — trained never to

    trained never to The position of ‘never’ is incorrect in this sentence. Here, ‘never’ is used to modify the infinitive ‘to fight’, therefore it will be used between ‘to’ and ‘fight’. Hence, ‘trained to never’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 425AIIMSEnglish 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 incorrect form of the verb.

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    Correct option: B — strucken

    strucken ‘Stricken’ is the correct verb form.

  6. 426AIIMSEnglish 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 error in the verb form in the following sentence and choose the correct sentence from the given options (Present Tense). The committee work diligently to ensure fair and unbiased decision.

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    Correct option: D — The committee works diligently to ensure fair and unbiased decision.

    The committee works diligently to ensure fair and unbiased decision. The given sentence is an example of simple present tense and follows the structure, ‘Singular subject + V-s/es’. Hence, option (d) is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 427AIIMSEnglish 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 people of / Jammu and Kashmir / has emphasised and / appreciated transparency.

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    Correct option: D — has emphasised and

    has emphasized and According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, ‘people’ is a plural subject that will take ‘have’ as a plural verb. Hence, ‘have emphasized and’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 428AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Himalayas include the highest mountains in the world and feed almost 20% of the earth’s population.

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    Correct option: D — Himalayas include the

    Himalayas include the Article ‘the’ is used before mountain ranges. ‘Himalayas’ is a mountain range. Hence, ‘The Himalayas include the’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 429AIIMSEnglish 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. Mr. Sukesh and / his family / ate the / food greedy.

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    Correct option: B — food greedy.

    food greedy The given sentence needs an adverb ‘greedily’ to modify the verb ‘ate’, not the adjective ‘greedy’. Hence, ‘food greedily’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 430AIIMSEnglish 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.

    Ramesh licked (A) / honey and (B) / said that (C) / it tasted sweetly. (D)

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    Correct option: C — D

    (D) - it tasted sweet ‘Taste’ is a stative verb and we generally use an adjective with stative verbs. For example:- tastes sweet, smells nice, looks great, etc. Therefore, the adverb ‘sweetly’ will be replaced with the adjective ‘sweet’. Hence, ‘it tasted sweet’ is the most appropriate answer.

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