Direction
Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
16. (solve as per the direction given above)
A.
Sixty miles
B.
are
C.
a good distance.
D.
No error.
Answer: B
Explanation: Sixty miles is a good distance.
17. (solve as per the direction given above)
A.
They have been
B.
very close friends
C.
until they quarrelled.
D.
No error.
Answer: A
Explanation: 'They had been'
18. (solve as per the direction given above)
A.
When the dentist came in
B.
my tooth was stopped aching
C.
out of fear that I might lose my tooth.
D.
No error.
Answer: B
Explanation: my tooth stopped aching
19. (solve as per the direction given above)
A.
It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost
B.
to defend the hardly-won
C.
freedom of the country.
D.
No error.
Answer: B
Explanation: to defend the hard-won
20. (solve as per the direction given above)
A.
No sooner did I open the door
B.
when the rain, heavy and stormy, rushed in
C.
making us shiver from head to foot
D.
No error.
Answer: B
Explanation: than the rain, heavy and stormy, rushed in
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