@chanchal15 said:"You were not curious above me in the least" Is the sentence correct? Shudnt it be curious about?
Yes. It should be "curious about me..."
@dreamz007 said:Directions: Identify the part having an error in the given sentence. Mark (e) if there is no error.(a) He has had (b) an active career (c) writing poetry and (d) reporting for a newspaper.1. (a)2. (b)3. (c)4. (d)5. (e)
a?
i think just 'has' is enough
i think just 'has' is enough
@chanchal15 said:@tanmoy87It is a question from CAT2008 paper..and the solution states it correct
It is often found that these previous year question banks have sometime wrong options given in the answer sheet... don't worry. Always trust ur knowledge, and don't lose ur confidence...
a is erroneous either remove has or use had had.. i guess
@dreamz007 said:Directions: Identify the part having an error in the given sentence. Mark (e) if there is no error.(a) He has had (b) an active career (c) writing poetry and (d) reporting for a newspaper.1. (a)2. (b)3. (c)4. (d)5. (e)
(e)
@chanchal15 said:"You were not curious above me in the least" Is the sentence correct? Shudnt it be curious about?
I think it's correct......
@chanchal15 : no no no.........You were not curious about me in the least.....is correct......"not in the least" is an idiom and it's meaning is not in any way/ not in slightest....there should b about me instead of Above me....
Choose the correct sentences:
A.Large reductions in the ozone layer, which sits about 15-30 km above the Earth, take place each winter over the polar regions, especially the Antarctic, as low temperatures allow the formation of stratospheric clouds that assist chemical reactions breaking down ozone.
B. Industrial chemicals containing chlorine and bromine have been blamed for thinning the layer because they attack the ozone molecules, making them to break apart.
C. Many an offending chemicals have now been banned.
D. It will still take several decades before these substances have disappeared from the atmosphere.
(1) D (2) B&D; (3) A&D; (4) A&C;
B. Industrial chemicals containing chlorine and bromine have been blamed for thinning the layer because they attack the ozone molecules, making them to break apart.
C. Many an offending chemicals have now been banned.
D. It will still take several decades before these substances have disappeared from the atmosphere.
(1) D (2) B&D; (3) A&D; (4) A&C;
only D
Is this sentecne correct:
The situation is worse than what it was before?
should it not have ' is worser than'?
In sentece corrction, what kind of errors are we expected to spot?
Will there be any punctuation and spelling errors?
Also, will there be any errors relating to capital letters (eg. Mumbai written as mumbai)
@nikita105 said:Choose the correct sentences:A.Large reductions in the ozone layer, which sits about 15-30 km above the Earth, take place each winter over the polar regions, especially the Antarctic, as low temperatures allow the formation of stratospheric clouds that assist chemical reactions breaking down ozone.B. Industrial chemicals containing chlorine and bromine have been blamed for thinning the layer because they attack the ozone molecules, making them to break apart.C. Many an offending chemicals have now been banned.D. It will still take several decades before these substances have disappeared from the atmosphere.(1) D (2) B&D; (3) A&D; (4) A&C;
b has a blatant error - "making them break apart" is a verb modifier so we must be sure what is it modifying and refer the context of usage. "making" makes no sense here. Incorrect.
C also is incorrect - "many an..." - it should be "many of the ....". Dont take it a standard rule that "many + article" is incorrect - but here its wrong.
I would like to see the official explanation for "Why C is wrong ?" as the difference in C is more of a colloquial one.
so the answer is (3)
Hope this helps !!
@avik.ch said:b has a blatant error - "making them break apart" is a verb modifier so we must be sure what is it modifying and refer the context of usage. "making" makes no sense here. Incorrect.C also is incorrect - "many an..." - it should be "many of the ....". Dont take it a standard rule that "many + article" is incorrect - but here its wrong. I would like to see the official explanation for "Why C is wrong ?" as the difference in C is more of a colloquial one. so the answer is (3)Hope this helps !!
Dear Avik,
The explanation you have given for the answers is perfect and it helps the people a lot!!
The answer is (3)!!
hello puys! can any one of u provide me the link to examples of 'out of context' questions? i hv never practiced such questions and i m having my cat this week. thanks in advance.
"Large reductions" is correct ?
should it be "Large reduction" ?
The ans should be 1)only D.
corrections-:
a) assist is followed by in/with. in dis case it shud be "assist chemical reactions in breaking down ozone"
b)'to' needs to me removed...it shud be - making them break apart.
c)'many an' is incorrect usage
@yashvora26 most commonly tested errors are related to modifiers, parallelism and verb tenses
Other errors are tested too (punctuation etc.) but not as much. Spelling errors are not tested under grammar, unless the incorrectly spelled word means something else....
Other errors are tested too (punctuation etc.) but not as much. Spelling errors are not tested under grammar, unless the incorrectly spelled word means something else....
The lady ....... I was with is my aunt.
1) who 2) whom
Please explain.
@amitshanky
The lady, whom I was with, is my aunt.
Here the sentence has two parts:
1. The lady is my aunt
2. I was with her
The blank corresponds to that part of the sentence where I am saying "I was with her". In this case, the lady is the subject and I am the object. Therefore, whom should be used.