Sentence Correction for CAT 2012

MBA CAT 2022
955
Hi all,
Could you please help me with these sentences.
The jury ___ (has/have) not come to a unanimous verdict.
The police ___ (has/have)made no arrests.
My family __ (is/are) early risers.
No cattle __ (is/are) allowed to graze here.
Thx in adv. :)


My take
Have, Has,are,is

Kindly make sure next time posting a new question number the set..
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Set :

My Take
1.A. the last competitor's ski-tip caught the pole and somersaulted into the soft snow.

2. D. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil.

3.B. as though she was a licensed practitioner.
Hi all,
Could you please help me with these sentences.
The jury ___ (has/have) not come to a unanimous verdict.
The police ___ (has/have)made no arrests.
My family __ (is/are) early risers.
No cattle __ (is/are) allowed to graze here.
Thx in adv. :)

My Take

jury _have__
police _have__
My family _are_
No cattle _is_
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spectramind07 Says
the rule is that media and criteria are plural nouns.


sc set 01
1) d
2) a
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set :


1.c
2.d
3.a
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Set :


  1. c
  2. d
  3. a

:)
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SET 6 :-

1) Any judgment by the supreme court is a definite(A)/definitive(B) one; it cant be challenged by the lower courts.
Every system of justice strives for an equitable(A)/equable(B) distribution of wealth and resources.
Metaphysics is such an esoteric(A)/exoteric(B) subject that only a handful of people can speak at length on it.
Her greatest asset was her long and luxurious(A)/luxuriant(B) hair.
(a) ABAB (b) BAAB (c) BBBB (d) AAAA

2) The artist uses a rich palate(A)/palette(B) of tones and timbres.
It is a novel that wallows in gross sentimentality and bathos(A)/pathos(B).
She was ingenuous enough to buy the meretricious(A)/meritorious(B) product from the vendor.
A whopping ninety percent of the respondents unequivocably(A)/unequivocally(B) said Yes.
(a) BAAB (b) BAAA (c) ABAB (d) BABA



My stake is

1) B
2) D
962
Set :

1 - OPTION E

2- OPTION B

3- OPTION A

wats d OA?

PS- nice set
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Hi all,
Could you please help me with these sentences.
The jury ___ (has/have) not come to a unanimous verdict.
The police ___ (has/have)made no arrests.
My family __ (is/are) early risers.
No cattle __ (is/are) allowed to graze here.
Thx in adv. :)



According to me it would be

Has
Has
Is
Is
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SET-68
Hi all,
Could you please help me with these sentences.
The jury ___ (has/have) not come to a unanimous verdict.
The police ___ (has/have)made no arrests.
My family __ (is/are) early risers.
No cattle __ (is/are) allowed to graze here.
Thx in adv. :)

The answers, as mentioned in the material I am using, are:
The jury have not come to a unanimous verdict.
The police have made no arrests.
My family are early risers.
No cattle are allowed to graze here.



Kindly make sure next time posting a new question number the set..

Sorry about that. Will definitely take care from now on..:)

prakash_miku Says
Words typified by herd, flock, crowd, jury, family, nation] when used in the singular may be followed by either a singular or a plural verb. When what is said applies to the group as a whole, a singular verb is used, as in my family is a large one and the jury was out for six hours. When what is being said applies to the individual members of the group, a plural verb is used, as in my family are early risers and the jury were unable to agree.

jury have
police has
are
is
:)

Sir, this perfectly explains jury and family part :). What about police and cattle?
Going by your rule, I think "grazing not allowed" applies to individual members of cattle, hence a plural verb( plz correct me if I am wrong)
Maybe same is the case with police?
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Set :

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My take

1.c
2.e
3.e
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duplicate post

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which one is correct??
animesh is learning to play the violin at his school.

animesh is learning to play violin at his school.

??

is there any rule that we need to use 'the ' before an instrument's name?

TIA


First Sentance is correct. We use 'the' before names of musical instruments.
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OA:

1. Statement A is incorrect since the emphasis or subject in question is one. Therefore, the statement should read, Every one of the students buys his or her own books.
Statement B is incorrect because the verb following "who/which/ that" agrees in form with the subject immediately preceding "who/ which/ that". Here, the subject preceding "who" is "boys" (and not "one of the boys"). Hence, the verb should be "love" (plural) and not "loves" (singular).
In statement C, if two nouns joined by and refer to the same person or thing, the verb is singular. Here cheeseburgers and aerated drinks are both food, i.e. they refer to the same thing.
Statements D and E are correct.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

2. Statement E is incorrect because when the plural noun denoting amount is referred to as a single unit, the verb is usually singular. Ten litres of petrol is a single entity. Therefore, the correct statement should read; Ten litres of petrol costs five hundred rupees.
The other statements are correct.
Hence, the correct answer is option 5.

:)



Prakash,
I beg to differ with a few explanations below:

1. Though used colloquially, "best" is singular and cannot represent/define "some". So it further reduces to E.Only.

2. "The teacher as well as his students was absent from their classroom."
This sentence is wrong as the be-verb always takes the last object(and in some cases both). So in any case "was" should be "were"
So None of These should be an option.
970
Hi all,
Could you please help me with these sentences.
The jury ___ (has/have) not come to a unanimous verdict.
The police ___ (has/have)made no arrests.
My family __ (is/are) early risers.
No cattle __ (is/are) allowed to graze here.
Thx in adv. :)


The American English always uses singular verb with collective nouns, and British English's usage depends on the context. And as we know, we follow Britons.

So when facing the dilemma whether to use singular or pluaral verb with a collective noun, follow this rule:

If you are talking about the group as a whole, use singular verb. But if the group is divided or you intend to refer to each indiviual/entity seprately, use the pluarl form.

In 1) Since all members of jury are not thinking on the same line, we presume the jury is divided. Hence a plural verb.

In 2) The police is plural, a police is singular. Always.

In 3) It applies to each member of the family. Therefore, the plural verb are.

In 4) Again, we are referring to each entity of the group, so the plural verb are would be used.

Hope it helps. :thumbsup:


AT
971

set 67:

2) B and C
3) B and D
1) A and D

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SET 67
IDENTIFY THE INCORRECT SENTENCE OR SENTENCES
1. A. It is difficult to deny that the world of music has changed greatly since the past thirty years.
B. The style, sound, technology, and lyrics of music has been altered greatly.
C. In the last three decades, several new categories of music have come along.
D. One reason why music has changed so greatly is that artists use music as a tool to publicize certain social messages.
(1) A and D (2) B and C (3) C and D (4) A and B (5) C only


2. A. One important development was the invention of communication satellites which allow images and messages to be sent digitally around the world.
B. One advantage is that current events are to be sent world wide in seconds.
C. News used to travel by ship and take weeks or months to get overseas.
D. When a disaster struck the World Trade Center, the world saw it immediately and condemned the terrorists actions.
(1) A and B (2) A and C (3) B and D (4) C and D (5) D only


3. A On the playgrounds of Brooklyn, basketball is more religious rite than a sport.
B. Its devotees are on the court ten hours a day, six days a week.
C. Seventeen and eighteen-year olds have rheumatoid knees from the constant pounding of their feet on the asphalt.
D. They play through the afternoon heat with little more to feed them than a can of soda, and they play at night in the dim illumination of streetlights.
(1) A and D (2) B and D (3) C and D (4) B and C (5) D only
:grin::grin::grin:


OA
1. 4
In A the preposition since is incorrectly used. The correct
word is for. In 2, the subject- verb agreement is incorrect,
as the subject is plural (style, sound, technology and lyrics)
whereas the verb used is singular has, which should have
been have.

2. 3
Current events are to be sent is incorrect. If you read all the
sentences you will realize that it is an advantage that is
already taking place, thus it should be can be sent world
wide. In 4 1 has been incorrectly used, 1 denotes a single
unspecified person or thing.

3. 1
In 1 and 4, there is an incorrect use of idioms. In the first
sentence, it should be more a religious rite than a sport. In
the last sentence, it should be with little more to fuel them
than, and not feed them.
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Set :

1.B
2.C.
3.B
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The answers, as mentioned in the material I am using, are:
The jury have not come to a unanimous verdict.
The police have made no arrests.
My family are early risers.
No cattle are allowed to graze here.



Sorry about that. Will definitely take care from now on..:)




Sir, this perfectly explains jury and family part :). What about police and cattle?
Going by your rule, I think "grazing not allowed" applies to individual members of cattle, hence a plural verb( plz correct me if I am wrong)
Maybe same is the case with police?

yes, your point is correct..tq for sharing the answers 😃
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Prakash,
I beg to differ with a few explanations below:

1. Though used colloquially, "best" is singular and cannot represent/define "some". So it further reduces to E.Only.

2. "The teacher as well as his students was absent from their classroom."
This sentence is wrong as the be-verb always takes the last object(and in some cases both). So in any case "was" should be "were"
So None of These should be an option.


well for 2 i would say you are wrong my friend and for 1, though i know correctly, i wish you shared the source because that would be of great help to all of us..tq 😃