1. One of the questions (1) / he asked me was (2)/ Who did you travel with?

(3)/ No error (4)

2. I know (1)/ a doctor (2) / you are referring to (3) / No error (4).
3. The introduction of job oriented courses (1) / in the self financing colleges (2) / attract many
students (3) / No error (4)
4. It is better (1)/ to keep ones head in the face of danger than (2) / losing ones courage (3) / No
error(4).
5. To die with honour (1)/ is better than (2)/ live with dishonor. (3)/ No Error.(4)
6. It is I (1)/ Who is to blame. (2)/ for this bad situation (3). / No Error.(4)
7. Gowri told me (1)/ his name after (2)/ he left. (3)/ No Error.(4)
8. John would have told (1)/ you the truth (2) if you had asked him. (3) No Error. (4)
9. My sister (1)/ has read (2)/ pages after pages of the Bible. (3)/ No Error.(4)
10. Your success in the IAS examinations depends not only on (1)/ what papers you have selected
(2) / but on how you have written them.(3) / No Error (4)
11. Heavy rain (1)/ prevented us (2)/ to go to the cinema. (3) / No Error.(4)
12. If the majority of the individuals in a State (1) / prosper (2) / the State itself would prosper. (3)/ No
Error.(4)
13. If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations (1)/ they will be stopped, ticketed (2)/ and have
to pay a fine. (3)/ No Error .(4)
14. He asked (1) / supposing if he fails (2) /what he would do. (3) / No Error.(4)
15. The actress (a) / was shocked (b) / by the news of her dogs death (c) / No error (d).
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS:
1. (3) Explanation: Change who into whom. Objective pronoun of who will be used.
2. (2) Explanation: Change a into the . Definite article is required before a known noun, referring
shows a known.
3. (3)Explanation: Change attract into attracts. The subject The introduction is singular. It requires a
singular verb.
4. (3)Explanation: it should be to lose both side of adjective same preposition is used.
5. (3)Explanation: The error lies in the part (3) of the sentence. The group of words live with
dishonour should be replaced with to live with dishonour
6. (2)Explanation: If a sentence has Subject and Relative pronoun (who, which, that), then verb
agrees with Antecedent. A Noun or Pronoun which comes before Relative pronoun is called Relative
pronoun is called Antecedent.
For Example:
I am the man who has helped you.

Antecedent verb
It is I who have helped you.


Antecedent verb
Therefore, who is to blame should be replaced with who am to blame, as I is the Antecedent
7. (3) Explanation: If two actions happened in the past, it may be necessary to show which action
happened earlier than the other. The action happened earlier is expressed in Past Perfect and the
later action is expressed in Simple Past.
For Example
Mohan had left before Sohan arrived.
I reached after the train had already left.
Therefore, he left should be replaced with he had left.
8. (4) No Error
9. (3) Explanation: Page after Page is the correct usage.
10. (3) Explanation: Some Conjunctions are used in pairs. Not only but also is the correct
correlative.
11. (3) To go to the cinema should be replaced with from going to the cinema. The word prevent
is followed by preposition from
The structure will be:
Subject + Prevent/ed + from + Present Participle
He prevented me from fighting.
12. (4) No error
13. (3) Explanation: And have to pay a fine should be replaced with and will be fined because the
sense of sentence is in Passive Voice.
14. (2) Explanation : Three common patterns with if are in vogue which are often called the first,
second and third conditionals.
First conditional
If + Present ________ will + infinite
If we play tennis, I will win.
Second conditional
If + Past perfect _____ would have + Past participle
If we had played tennis, I would have won.
Therefore, Supposing if he fails should be replaced with if he failed. Altogether, the principal
clause is expressed in Simple Past.
15. (3) Explanation: Change by into at. Shocked is followed by preposition at.