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. For Huawei, a dominos effect (A)/ across Europe might pose a serious challenge(B)/ given that almost a quarter of its sale(C)/ come from the European market. (D)/ No Error (E)

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

2. Climate change, causing human activity, (A)/ is arguably the biggest single problem facing the world today, (B)/and it is deeply entangled with the question of how to lift billions of people (C)/out of poverty without destruction the global environment in the process. (D)/ No Error (E)

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

3. One-year-old Chaittali sits quietly next to her mother at a clinic in Mokhada, (A)/ a rural village five hours from India’s financial capital, Mumbai. (B)/This is the second time in the past four months her mother has brought Chaittali to(C)/ a nutritional rehabilitation center at the government-run hospital to treatment for severe malnutrition. (D)/ No Error (E)

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

4. Huawei and TikTok were two of the most successful(A)/ examples of globalisation. Huawei started as a small private firm(B)/ in 1987 and has arisen in just over 30 years to (C)/become a world champion in telecommunications. (D)/ No Error (E)

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

5. Pluto, the mysterious reddish-coloured ‘planet’ , (A)/is the coldest, darkest and distantest celestial body(B)/ in our system. The most farthest from the Sun, Pluto is very (C)/secretive and hides itself below a standard orbit. (D)/ No Error (E)

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

Answers:-

1. Sol. B The error is in part A and C
In Part A, “domino” should be used at the place of “domino”.
In Part C, “sales” should be used at the place of “sale” as “sales” indicate the total product sold by the company.

2. Sol. B The error is in part A and D
In Part A, “caused by” should be used at the place of “causing”.
In Part D, “destroying” should be used at the place of “destruction”.

3. Sol. B The error is in part A and D
In Part A, “next to” should be used at the place of “in next to”.
In Part D, “to be treated” should be used at the place of “to treatment”.

4. Sol. D The error is in part B and C
In Part B, “examples” should be used at the place of “example”.
In Part C, “risen” should be used at the place of “arisen”.

5. Sol. D The error is in part B and C
In Part B, “most distant” should be used at the place of “distantest”.
In Part C, “fartherst” should be used at the place of “most fartherst”.