NOUN-Exercise

     Direction : Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any                      grammatical error  in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The          number of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, mark                option (5) as your answer. 

 1. There is little substance in this criticism,(1)/  as it is now widely accepted (2)/ that         seniority cannot be the sole criteria (3)/ for elevation to the Supreme Court. (4) /No         error(5).

 2.  I enjoy outdoor thing (1)/ like hiking, trekking, cycling, over the weekend (2)/ and         avoid elevators (3)/ as much as possible.

      3.  Scientists believe (1)/ the first amphibious animals(2)/  emerged on land(3)/  350            million year ago (4)/ No error.


 4.  Expert dental opinion is (1)/ that the benefit of fluoride (2)/ to the tooth of children (3)/ and adults is continuous.(4)/. No error(5)

 5.  I'll try my luck (1)/ closer to the seashore valley (2)/ where the sceneries are (3)/  as beautiful as I dream of (4)/No error.(5).

6.   It is known that zebras get bitten far less than (1)/animals with a single fur colour, so a team of researcher (2)/  decided to see if the stripes painted on(3)/ humans would have a similar effect or not.(4)/No error.(5)

7   7.  It was fitting that(1)/ his last inning for Warwickshire (2)/ should bring him 221 – (3)/ his highest first-class score.(4) No error.(5)

8.  There are different styles of potteries in India (1)/ like blue pottery of Delhi, Khurja
and Jaipur, (2)/black pottery of Kangra and the Northeast, (3)/ terracotta pottery of Bihar, Bengal   and Gujarat.(4) No error.(5)

 9.   Mammathu recollects the days he spent with his friends listening to multifarious musics in his   village Idaikal near Tenkasi.

10.   Earlier this month, the Central government proposed (1)/ an amendment to the Evidence Act to increase(2)/  the value of digital images and videos as evidences, (3)/ so long as necessary conditions are fulfilled.(4)No error. (5)

     11. This famous crockeries market are (1)/the Osmania Bazaar of the current times,(2)/ which has people coming here (3)/ from Trimulgherry, Hi-Tec City and other far-flung areas.(4)/No error.(5)

    12.  A clash in dates between the two events (1)/  forced Advani to pick billiard over a snooker tournament (2)/ which offers the same ranking points (3)/ as the Masters and World Championship, the sport’s two biggest events.(4) No error(5)

13. But  in the last 15 years, (1)/the number of reported cases of ricket (2)/ in hospitalized children has increased fourfold (3)/from 183 cases in 1995 to 762 cases in 2011.(4)/No error.(5)

 14. Instances of policemen extorting money (1)/ from those who are forced to seek  (2)/ alm andharassing the homeless are (3)/not uncommon in our country. (4)/No error.(5).

15.  It all began in 1959, when a landless Bihari named Dashrath Manjhi, from a          Scheduled Caste   decided to make a road through the Gahlor Ghati hills, to ease        passage between the   surrounding locality.

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       ANSWERS

       1. Ans -  Criterion should be used in place of “criteria”.

       2. Ans-   The noun here need to be in plural form - “things”

       3. Ans-   The correct phrase is ‘350 million years.

       4. Ans-  “Tooth” is singular noun. Here the sentence needs plural form of it i.e,                             “teeth”

  5. Ans-  The noun ‘sceneries’ is incorrect.  The correct noun form is – “scenery”,                         and the verb used should also be in singular form i.e, -“ is”

  6. Ans-   The correct phrase is “a team of researchers”.

       7. Ans-  The noun “innings” is always used.

       8. Ans-  potteries should be replaced with pottery.

   

       9. Ans-   musics should be replaced with music.

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       10. Ans-  evidences should be replaced with evidence.

       11. Ans- “Crockeries” should be replaced with “crockery”.

       12. Ans- ‘Billiards’ should be used in place of "Billiard". It looks like plural in form                        but is singular in meaning.

       13. Ans- ‘Rickets’ is the correct spelling. It looks like plural in form but is singular in                    meaning.

 14. Ans- ‘Alms’ exists in plural form only. Thus ‘s’ can not be removed from such                         nouns to make them singular.

15. Ans- The word "locality" is incorrect here. it should be "localities", respective to                   "surrounding".

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