Grammar 2021
Grammar 2021
(M.A.B.ED.LL.B.)
Department of English
A. A man who met Chesterfield one day in the street said that he
never had given the wall to a scoundrel, Chesterfield, stepping
with a bow into the road, replied that he always did.
B. A man who met Chesterfield one day in the street said that he
never give the wall to a scoundrel, Chesterfield, stepping with a
bow into the road, replied that he always did.
C. A man who met Chesterfield one day in the street said that he
never gave the wall to a scoundrel, Chesterfield, stepping with a
bow into the road, replied that he always do.
D. A man who met Chesterfield one day in the street said that he
never gave the wall to a scoundrel, Chesterfield, stepping with a
bow into the road, replied that he always did.
c. Shut the door. (the door of the room in which we are seating.)
d. He was brought before the principal. (the principal of the institution in which he was
studying.)
e. The king pardoned him. (the king we are talking about at the moment)
f. There was a king who kept a nightingale. The nightingale sang songs for the
king every day. (Article ‘the’ is used before singular count nouns once mentioned.)
a. the best, the last, the chief Minister, the prime minister,
2. before comparative degree (when one of the two item is singled out)
a. The sun, the moon, the world, the equator, the north, the east
5. with common noun when one noun is used to represent the whole class:
a. The rich should help the poor. (it means ‘all the rich & ‘all the poor’)
8. To suggest distribution:
9. Article is not used before proper noun but if it is used as common noun article
‘the’ is used:
h. Countries: (if there names contains a common noun) The U.S.A., the U.K.
Omission of articles:
As soon as the summer starts, there is acute power shortage in the city.
Negative:
No sooner does the summer start than there is acute power shortage in the city.
(D)By using a word of opposite meaning after negative word or by the use of
double negative:
1. Affirmative: I admit that you have put in your best.
Negative: I do not deny that you have put in your best.
2. Affirmative: We tried every plan.
Negative: We did not leave any plan untried.
(E)By making a sentence ‘Negative’ and ‘interrogative’
simultaneously
Make it Negative:
1. This colour scheme never failed. (Affirmative)
A. This colour scheme was always successful.
B. This colour scheme was never failed.
C. This colour scheme was always unsuccessful.
D. This colour scheme is always successful.
Textual Examples
1. The diagnosis done with the help of Dig Data is the best.
The diagnosis that is done with the help of Dig Data is better than any
other diagnosis.
No other diagnosis is as good as the diagnosis done with the help of Dig
Data.
2. The diagnosis done with the help of Dig Data is the best.
4. On the day the school closed for the summer Rithik was the most
delighted student.
On the day the school closed for the summer Rithik was more delighted
than any other student.
On the day the school closed for the summer, no other student was as
delighted as Rithik.
Textual Examples:
1. Option A is correct.
2. Option A is correct.
3. Both Option A & B are correct.
4. Both Option A & B are incorrect.
Subject + Predicate.
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Complex Sentence
a) She was so poor that she could not pay the fee.
Compound Sentence
a) She was very poor therefore she could not pay the
fee.
b) She was very poor hence she could not pay the fee.
c) She was very poor so she could not pay the fee.
3.
Complex
a) As soon as he entered the class, the student got up.
b) Hardly had he entered the class when the student got up.
c) Scarcely had he entered the class when the student got up.
d) Barely had he entered the class when the student got up.
Compound
a) No sooner did he enter the class than the student got up.
5. Complex: As soon as they are here, you will greet them.
Compound: No sooner are they here than you will greet
them.
6. Complex: As soon as the bell rang, she rushed to the
telephone.
Compound: No sooner did the bell ring than she rushed to the
telephone.
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Simple: (by using ‘Gerund’)
7. As it's a hot day, many people are swimming
8. This is a swimming pool. (gerund)
9. It's very bad that children are begging.
10. Begging is a curse on humanity. (gerund)
1. He never opened his mouth till the other had spoken for at least ten
minutes. (Rewrite using ‘Only’)
A. He opened his mouth only after the other had spoken for at least
ten minutes.
B. He opened only his mouth after the other had spoken for at least
ten minutes.
C. He only opened his mouth after the other had spoken for at least
ten minutes.
D. Only he opened his mouth only after the other had spoken for at
least ten minutes.
6. The Polite man lose the material advantage, he always has the
spiritual victory.
(Rewrite it as a Complex Sentence.)
A. Though the Polite may lose the material advantage, he always has
the spiritual victory.
B. Although the Polite may lose the material advantage, he always
has the spiritual victory.
10. Big data has been useful in identifying and tracking the exact
location of a place.
(Rewrite it as a Compound Sentence.)
(A) Big data has been useful in neither identifying nor
tracking the exact location of a place.
(B) Big data has been useful in identifying as well as
tracking the exact location of a place.
(C) Big data has been useful in identifying or tracking the
exact location of a place.
(D) Big data has been useful in either identifying or
tracking the exact location of a place.
1) Option ‘A’ is correct
2) Option ‘B’ is correct
3) Option ‘A’ & ‘C’ are correct
4) Option ‘B’ & ‘D’ are correct
1. Option A is correct.
2. Option B is correct.
14. Here, Big Data algorithms are used to make trading decisions.
(Rewrite it as a Simple Sentence using ‘gerund’ form of the
underlined words.)
A. Here, Big Data algorithms are used for making trading
decisions.
B. Here, Big Data algorithms are used to making trading
decisions.
C. Here, Big Data algorithms are used by making trading
decisions.
D. Here, Big Data algorithms are used of making trading
decisions.
1. Option A is correct.
2. Option B is correct.
3. Both Option A & B are correct.
4. Both Option C & D are incorrect.
15. Umbarzara is the haven for Tigers, Leopards and Sloth Bears.
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( Rewrite it as a Compound Sentence.)
A. Umbarzara is the haven for not only Tigers, Leopards but also Sloth
Bears. B. Umbarzara is the haven for not only Tigers and Leopards but
also Sloth Bears.
1. Option A is correct.
2. Option B is correct.
3. Both Option A & B are correct.
4. Both Option A & B are incorrect.
16. I crossed the cement pillar and stones stacked by the Forest
Development Corporation. (Rewrite it as a Compound sentence)
B. I crossed not only the cement pillar but also stones stacked by
the Forest Development Corporation.
1. Option A is correct.
2. Option A is correct.
3. Both Option A & B are correct.
4. Both Option A & B are incorrect.
17 . I climbed one more hillock and tried to locate signs of human
civilization. (Rewrite it as a Simple Sentence)
A. After climbing one more hillock, I tried to locate signs of human
civilization.
B. Climbing one more hillock, I tried to locate signs of human
civilization.
1. Option A is correct.
2. Option B is correct.
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3. Both Option A & B are correct.
4. Both Option A & B are incorrect.
1. Option A is correct.
2. Option B is correct.
3. Both Option A & B are correct.
4. Both Option C & D are incorrect.
1. Option A is correct.
2. Option B is correct.
3. Both Option A & B are correct.
1. Option A is correct.
2. Option B is correct.
3. Both Option A & B are correct.
Sunlight from the window made her black hair appear brown.
Textual Examples:
1. It was a question of ‘Please.’
A.It was a question of ‘Please’, don’t it?
B. It was a question of ‘Please’, doesn’t it?
XXXX
11.The Perfect Future Tense: He will have played cricket.
Cricket will have been played by him.
XXXX
1. He opened his mouth only before the other had spoken for
at least ten minutes.
2. He opened his mouth only after the other had spoken for
at least ten minutes.
11. Voice
1. The power of his eyes was considerably enhanced by their
position.
A. The position of his eyes considerably enhanced their
power.
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B. The position of his eyes considerably enhance their power.
C. The position of his eyes considerably will enhance their
power.
D. The position of his eyes considerably have enhanced their
power.
17. All the research on the animal has been done through
camera trap. (They….)
A. They have done all the research on the animal through
camera traps.
B. They has done all the research on the animal through camera
traps.
C. They had done all the research on the animal through camera
traps.
D. They have been done all the research on the animal through
camera traps.
Textual Examples:
Siddharth was not able to ask his father for a cricket bat.
Siddharth does not able to ask his father for a cricket bat.
12 Important Rules
The new scheme is applicable only {for the very newly laborious staff,}
recruited in this month.
RULE 4.
NOTE:
a number of, large number of, a large number of, a great number of,
the number of, the large number of, the great number of
How many student were there in the class.
Uncertain ---plural
UCN {The amount of , a large amount of, a great deal of, a good deal of}
{UCN + is}
RULE 6.
RULE 7.
{any one of the, someone of the, each of the, one of the, none of the}
RULE 8.
Either of the two companies has got selected in this campus selection.
RULE 9.
RULE 10.
along with
together
together with
in addition to
including
excluding
except
but
rather than
like
unlike
as well as
besides
accompanied by
headed by
led by
governed by
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I along with my friends, am developing this application.
RULE 11.
Only ----also
Either ------or
Neither ----nor
Or
Not only the students but also the teacher is highly eager to organize
this annual function.
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This is the place of ‘Adjective’ not ‘Noun’ it should be
‘administrative’ and not ‘administration’.
7. The type of qualities along with the way you / acquired, depend
upon the company and so you / associate yourselves with simple
and good natured people./
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NOTE: ‘along with’ is used so verb according to 1 Subject
ANS:‘The type of qualities’ S(s) depends v(s)
8. Each of our students pay their tuition fee at the beginning of the
month.
(A) student pay their (B) students pays their (C) students
pays his (D) No improvement.
S(S)+ V(S)+Pr.N.(S)
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If there is no number before ‘thousand’ then it should be PLURAL i.e
thousands
If preposition ‘of’ was given we might add ‘-s’ to thousand, but ‘of’ is
not given-- ‘thousands of’
13. Now that she is living / in her own flat she cleans / the
window twice / a week in the summer and once a week in the
winter. / No error. /
NOTE: article is not used before name of season so remove ‘the’
EXCEPTION: article ‘the’ is used before season when it is specific.
e.g. The summer, that was very hot, cannot be forgettable.
14. They shouted / on the top / of their / voice./No error/
For every top position ‘at the top’ is used instead of ‘on the top’
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18. The majority of labours / is demanding the / increase / in
wages. /No error. /
Rule: N + of + N in this situation verb according to 1 Subject.
The first subject is ‘the majority’i.e. Plural so verb should be Plural
i.e. are
19. I am sure that neither / the house nor its content is for sale./
No error/
(i) {Neither ----- + nor + ------ } there should be same part of
speech.
(ii) Either {subject / verb / object} should be there in neither ---
nor phrase.
(iii) If you require ‘verb’, it should be according to second subject.
Ans: I am sure that neither the house nor its contents are for sale.
21. The Hindi and the Marathi / are two different forms of / the
Sanskrit language which / were once spoken in almost every part
of India./ No error./
‘which’ is ‘Relative Pronoun’ the verb that follow it should be
according to the word used before ‘Relative Pronoun’ i.e. the
Sanskrit language + which + were-------
N(S) + Relative Pronoun+ V(S)
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Ans: ‘was’ instead of ‘were’
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14. Error Detection:
1. His mouth watered when he saw a bouquet of grapes..
Use ‘bunch’ instead of ‘bouquet’
2. They left their luggages at the railway station.
Use ‘luggage’ instead of ‘luggages’( its both CN & UCN)
3. I was scared of neither people’s curious looks or their awkward
questions.
Use ‘nor’ instead of ‘or’ (negative meaning)
4. He was unable to participate due to a health problems.
Use ‘problem’ instead of ‘problems’
5. Unless you do not listen to his voice, I am not going to help you.
Unless you listen to his voice, I am not going to help you.
6. Hardly had I reached the airport than I heard about the change in
plans.
Use ‘when’ instead of ‘than’
7. If I requires help for him in public places, I was not embarrassed to
seek it from people around.
Use ‘required’ instead of ‘requires’
8. Radha brought pens and distributed them between her five
children.
No error.
9. Anita and Sunita sat besides each other in complete silence.
Use ‘beside’ instead of ‘besides’
10. His best friend Ajay was blind within one eye.
Use ‘in’ instead of ‘within’
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11. One could dare to encroach on his rights.
Use ‘could not dare’ instead of ‘could dare’
12. She was taken with surprise when she saw the famous Taj
Mahal.
Use ‘taken by’ instead of ‘taken with’
13. It is not possible to exchange the goods once the sale has
been completed.
Use ‘goods’ instead of ‘the goods’
14. The top-0ranking candidates will be appointed in senior jobs
in the banks.
Use ‘appointed to’ instead of ‘appointed in’
15. She knows very well what is expected from her but she is
unable to perform.
Use ‘expected of’ instead of ‘expected from’
16. They will put on a note in this regard for your consideration.
Use ‘put up’ instead of ‘put on’
17. You must tell me either the whole story nor at least the first
part of it.
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Remove ‘be’ (Active voice)
20. Reading newspaper will help you in understand banking and
business concepts.
Use ‘in understanding’ (preposition + ing)
21. Government departments should share information with one
another so that they records are up to date.
Use ‘their’ instead of ‘they’ (its place of adjective)
22. The bank will decide whether Ashok is eligible for a loan
based on his monthly salary.
Use ‘if’ instead of ‘whether’ (or there should be ‘or not’ in the end
of a sentence)
23. The power supplying in many states has been badly affected
because of the shortage of coal.
Supply instead of ‘supplying’ (its place of Noun)
24. The government has many new schemes for people who
want to start businesses in rural area.
Use ‘business’ instead of ‘businesses’ (it’s both CN & UCN)
25. To prove more such facility to the workers, the company is
planning to build schools and parks in the township.
Its place of plural noun ‘facilities’ (adverb ‘more’ is used)
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26. Every year this IT Company conducts training programmes
for employees so that they learn new skills.
Its place of modal auxiliary ‘can learn’ (so that ….can/could)
27. According to newspaper reporters there is more internet
users in small towns than in metros.
Its place of plural verb ‘are more internet users’ (Introductory
‘there’)
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ii. How a remarkable place in many ways it was!
(If ………………………………..,……………………………..)
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4) The law will protect me against violent retaliation.
6) “Don’t you think that I might have had something to do with it?”
said Soapy.
ii) Soapy asked if he didn’t think that he might have had something to
do with that.
iv) Soapy asked if he didn’t think that he might had had something to
do with that.
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7) If you have ordered something online you can track the location of
your goods in transit.
i. After you have ordering something online, you can track the
location of your goods in transit.
ii. After ordering something online, you can track the location of the
goods in transit.
iii. After you have ordered something, you are tracking the location of
your goods in transit.
iv. After ordering something online, you can tracking the location of
your goods in transit.
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c. Langur is as reliable as other animals in jungle in finding clues
about predators.
11) Not only did I have a very weak vocabulary, but my pronunciation
also was terrible.
[Choose correct alternative to rewrite the sentence using the noun form of
the underlined word.]
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d. I felt extreme humiliating.
(Make it Simple.)
14) The sword that is made of pure steel is brought from India.
(Make it Simple.)
a. The pure steel sword is brought from India. (The pure steel
sword)?
More Preferred answer: The sword of pure steel is brought from
India.
15) They took shelter under a building because they were tired by
walking.
(Make it Simple.)
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d. They were tired and took shelter under a building.
(Ref: The cow was tired of grazing. I looked up blankly at the clouds.
16) Not only did his teachers gave him enough practice, but his
parents too.
(Make it Simple.)
c. Besides his teachers giving him enough practice, his parents gave
practice also.
d. Besides his teachers giving him enough practice, his parents did
the same.
(Make it Simple.)
(Make it Simple.)
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a. He will be declared fail when he is absent.
(Make it Compound.)
(Make it Compound.) ?
21. The citizens who have paid the taxes are always respected.
(Make it Compound.)
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c. The citizens paid the taxes for respect.
22. The interviewer was annoyed that he had not answered his
queries.
(Make it Compound.)
c. The queries were not answered and the interviewer was annoyed.
23. I was surprised when I heard him reveal the secret. / I was
surprised to hear him talk so.
(Make it Compound.)
24. Search his room and you will find the clue.
(Make it complex.)
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If + Present indefinite, Simple Future Tense.
d. If you searched his room, you will have found the clue.
25. The luggage was not misplaced but it was kept deliberately.
(Make it complex.)
More Preferred:
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d. What was retrained Arunima?
28. An exceptional battle had begun inside the train on the move.
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(Make it exclamatory.)
(Make it exclamatory.)
(Make it negative.)
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Negative: No sooner does the summer start than there is acute power
shortage in the city.
(Make it negative.)
35. The number (A) /of people (B) / do not matter. (C) / No error (D) /
TYPE A: a number of, large number of, a large number of, a great number
of,
Type A: A large number of N (P) + V (P) + Pr.N (P)
TYPE B: the number of, the large number of, a large number of, the great
number of
Type B: The large number of N (P) + V (S) + Pr.N (S)
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36. I am liking (A) / to see movies (B) / at the theatre. (C) / No error
(D)
More such verbs: understand, love, hate, prefer, know, believe, etc
37. I never (A) / forgets (B) / the given responsibility. (C) / No error
38. He has (A) / often ask (B) /me to think before I speak. (C) / No
error (D) /
39. No sooner did (A) / I challenged (B) /the man than he accepted it.
Did + v1
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40. We are the more (A) / strongest (B) /community in the world. (C) /
No error (D) /
One syllable words generally take ----er & ---est for the formation of
41. I entered (A) / the room for search(B) / the documents. (C) / No
error (D) /
42. We can plant (A) / the trees (B) / in order saving the earth. (C) /
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44. The training (A) / came to an end (B) /before you left the city. (C) /
No error (D) /
(When there are two past actions and one is completed before the
other past action, we use past perfect form for the earlier action and
45. If you (A) / challenge me, (B) / I had accept it. (C) / No error (D) /
46. The manager (A) / was looking into(B) / the missing file. (C) / No
error (D) /
47. She is more (A) / taller than (B) /all her brothers in the family. (C) /
No error (D) /
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48. He said (A) / he did not wanted (B) /to go to bazaar yesterday. (C) /
No error (D) /
Did + v1
49. Mango is (A) / the bestest among (B) /all the Indian fruits. (C) / No
error (D) /
50. The Mt. Everest (A) / is the height (B) / peak in the world. (C) / No
error (D)
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