Directions (1 to 5): Which of the following phrases (A), (B), (C), (D) given below in the statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No Correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer
1. In terms with seating capacity, it is the third largest stadium in India.
(A) On terms with
(B) As far as
(C) In respective to terms with
(D) In terms of
(E) No correction required
2. He asked me what is the matter.
(A) What was the matter
(B) What the matter is
(C) What the matter was
(D) What’s the matter
(E) No correction required
3. Hardly he had entered the station, when the train whistled.
(A) Hardly had he entered
(B) Hardly he entered
(C) He hardly had entered
(D) He hardly entered
(E) No correction required
4. Take care that you are not to be cheated.
(A) That you are not cheated
(B) That you will not be cheated
(C) You will not be cheated
(D) You are not being cheated
(E) No correction required
5. I am afraid you two are at cross purpose.
(A) Are at cross purposes
(B) Are in cross purposes
(C) Are at a cross purpose
(D) Are with cross purpose
(E) No correction required
Directions (6 to 10): Which of the following phrases (A), (B), (C), (D) given below in the statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No Correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer
6. Several managers sat with their backs to us, but I could almost hear them snickering at us lowly workers.
(A) although I almost
(B) and I can almost
(C) although I can almost
(D) and I could almost
(E) No correction required
7. I was going through his diary after he had left for office.
(A) Am going
(B) Were going
(C) Went
(D) Had gone
(E)No Correction is required
8. The unexpected course of events were gratifying to say the least.
(A) Unexpected Coarse
(B) Unexpected Cross
(C) Unexpected direction
(D) Unexpected turn
(E) No Correction is required
9. In order for satisfy his selfish needs, the man murdered his neighbour.
(A) To
(B) With
(C) By
(D) Of
(E) No Correction is required
10. No one in the class is naughtier as Riya is.
(A) As naughtier
(B) Naughtiest
(C) As naughty
(D) Very naughty
(E) No Correction is required
