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Pronoun Agreement C2 (E)

Description: Pronoun Agreement C2 (E)
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Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. No one is happier

  2. than me that

  3. you got selected

  4. for the International swimming competition.

  5. No error

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'No one is happier than I (am)'

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. Magnesium, the lightest of our structural metals,

  2. has an important place among

  3. common engineering materials a

  4. because of their weight.

  5. No error

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Its weight': Here we are talking of magnesium, which is singular.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. Athletes warm up before

  2. each performance doing

  3. jogging and stretching exercise,

  4. and it reduces the chance of injury.

  5. No error

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'It' in (4) lacks a referent. It seems to refer to something in the first part of the sentence, but there is no noun there that it can replace. We need to supply a noun like 'this routine'.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. Many times movie stars,

  2. professional athletes will

  3. endorse a product and a trend will start,

  4. making them turn into a cult.

  5. No error

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Making 'whom' turn into a cult? The product, not the stars. Singular noun 'product' will take a singular pronoun 'it'.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. With the exception of

  2. Sam and I,

  3. everyone in the office

  4. agreed to go for a picnic.

  5. No error

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The pronouns that follow let, prepositional subjects let, between, except take objective case. Hence, Sam and me.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. In light of the increasing evidence

  2. of the growing crime rate in the city,

  3. they now realize that their approach

  4. to curbing crime has not been too effective.

  5. No error

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'They' in (3) has no antecedent. So, here we have to supply a noun (the police) for the sake of clarity.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. Although their visas

  2. will expire in June,

  3. they can have it

  4. extended for three months.

  5. No error

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Have them'

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. Marketing strategies, in theory

  2. make good sense:

  3. in actuality, however

  4. it is sometimes difficult to implement.

  5. No error

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

What is/are difficult to implement? Marketing strategies - plural. Hence, part (4) should take pronoun 'they are'.

Directions: The following sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts may have an error of grammar or syntax. Select the part having the error. If there is no error, select (5).

  1. The jury of the federal court

  2. were divided in

  3. its verdict over

  4. the recounting of disputed votes.

  5. No error

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(their) Change 'in its verdict' to 'in their verdict' to correct the use of pronoun.

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. Keeping in view the emergency conditions, each male member of the committee must submit its response in writing.

  1. must submit it's response in writing.

  2. must submit its response in writing.

  3. must submit their response in writing.

  4. must submit his response in writing.

  5. must submit her response in writing.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(4) is grammatically the most correct option. (1) is incorrect because 'it's' is a contraction not a pronoun. (2) is incorrect because 'its' is never used with living things. (3) is incorrect because plural pronoun (their) cannot refer to an antecedent which is singular (each male member). (5) is incorrect as pronoun 'her' cannot be used with males.

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

As per the commitment, one of the administrators must submit their report tomorrow.

  1. must submit their report tomorrow

  2. must submit its report tomorrow

  3. must submit his report tomorrow

  4. must submit himself report tomorrow

  5. must submit our report tomorrow

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(4) is grammatically the most correct option. (1) is incorrect because 'it's' is a contraction not a pronoun. (2) is incorrect because 'its' is never used with living things. (3) is incorrect because plural pronoun (their) cannot refer to an antecedent which is singular (each male member). (5) is incorrect as pronoun 'her' cannot be used with males.

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. A number of lions are roaming in the swamp to save themselves from intense heat.

  1. to save themselves from intense heat

  2. to save them from intense heat

  3. to save theirs from intense heat

  4. to save oneself from intense heat

  5. to save self from intense heat

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The given sentence is correct. (2), (3) and (5) are incorrect because no reflexive pronoun is used which send the affect back to the noun it is referring to. (4) is incorrect because 'oneself' (being a singular pronoun) is not referring to plural subject (A number of lions).

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. If anyone doesn't like the song I'm singing, he or she can move to the beach.

  1. he or she can move

  2. it can move

  3. them can move

  4. his or her can move

  5. himself or herself can move

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The given sentence is correct. (2) is incorrect because we do not use 'it' to refer to living things. (3) is incorrect because an objective pronoun cannot be used as a subjective pronoun. (4) is incorrect because possessive pronouns' usage is wrong in this case. (5) is incorrect because of wrong usage of reflexive pronouns.

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. Nobody knows that jogging after meal is a good way to tone their bodies.

  1. to tone their bodies

  2. to tone there bodies

  3. to tone its bodies

  4. to tone them bodies

  5. to tone one's bodies

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The given sentence is grammatically correct. In the other given options, pronouns are not in accordance with the noun which has to be referred to.

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. You taking interest in Sam's life is not appreciated by she.

  1. You taking interest in Sam's life is not appreciated by she.

  2. You are taking interest in Sam's life and it is not appreciated by she.

  3. She doesn't appreciate you taking an interest in Sam's life.

  4. Your taking interest in Sam's life is not appreciated by her.

  5. Sam does not appreciate your taking an interest in her life.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct; uses the correct possessive verb to refer to the taker of interest; corrects the use of subjective 'she' into objective 'her'

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