Directions (1-5): Read each sentence, divided into five parts, to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Below each sentence you are provided with five options. Choose the sequence which consists of correct parts of the sentence. If there is no error in the sentence, choose option (e).

1. Climate effects children in other ways, too. (A)/When her mother works in the fields, the toddler spends time sleeping or playing in the dirt(B)/ in the open. Summer days are not easy for the young ones, (C)/often left to entertain themselves in sweltering heat. (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) A and D
c) A and B
d) B and C
e) No error

2. Both of these Chinese companies are now at the mercy (A)/of a widened geopolitical divide. The US has led an increasingly successful campaign (B)/to eliminate Huawei into the global market over alleged security fears, (C)/and is threatening to ban TikTok too. (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) A and D
c) A and B
d) B and C
e) No error

3. Just like Pluto, true empaths hate being in the limelight but possess a potent dose(A)/ of self-esteem and self-awareness. Therefore, they don’t need your validity (B)/ – you may think they do… But, they don’t! (C)/ You can tell them apart from their calm, collected and introverted nature. (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) A and D
c) A and B
d) B and C
e) No error

4. While she waited to see if her baby will live, she worried about how she(A)/ would support her children, now that her husband was gone. (B)/ The government’s compensation of 5,000 Indian rupees ($73.50), and monthly pensions(C)/ of 150 rupees ($2.20) helped, but they wasn’t enough. (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) A and D
c) A and B
d) B and C
e) No error

5. Regardless of their opinions on the quality (A)/of the final season, fans of Game of Thrones(B)/ are united by an eerie sense of forebodness (C)/going into the series last ever episode. (D)/ No Error (E)

a) only A
b) C and D
c) A and B
d) B and C
e) No error

Answers:-

1. Sol. B The error is in part A and D
In Part A, “stabilise” should be used at the place of “stable”.
In Part D, “such as” should be used at the place of “such that”.

2. Sol. C The error is in part A and B
In Part A, “affects” should be used at the place of “effects”.
In Part B, “While” should be used at the place of “when”. “while” is used when two activities are done at the same time.

3. Sol. D The error is in part B and C
In Part B, “widening” should be used at the place of “widened”.
In Part C, “from” should be used at the place of “into”.

4. Sol. C The error is in part A and B
In Part A, “empaths” should be used at the place of “empathy” as “empathy” is not an object which can be taken into limelight.
In Part B, “validation” should be used at the place of “validity”.

5. Sol. B The error is in part A and D
In Part A, “would” should be used at the place of “will”.
In Part D, “weren’t” should be used at the place of “wasn’t”.

6. Sol. B The error is in part C and D
In Part C, “foreboding” should be used at the place of “forebodness”.
In Part D, “series’” should be used at the place of “series”.