Instructions: In each sentence below, the sentence is divided into four parts (A, B, C,
D). Read 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. Mark the part with the error as your
answer. If there is no error, mark (E).
1. The success of the project (A) / depend on (B) / the dedication and hard work
(C) / of the team. (D) / No Error (E)
2. She is one of the most talented (A) / writers who (B) / has won this prestigious
award. (C) / No Error (D)
3. Despite of having (A) / all the necessary resources, (B) / he failed to complete
the task on time. (C) / No Error (D)
4. The manager, along with his team members, (A) / are attending (B) / the
international conference (C) / next week. (D) / No Error (E)
5. I have met him (A) / a year ago (B) / at a conference (C) / in Delhi. (D) / No
Error (E)
6. Hardly had I (A) / reached the station (B) / than the train (C) / departed. (D) /
No Error (E)
7. The teacher asked (A) / the students to submit (B) / their assignments (C) /
without fail. (D) / No Error (E)
8. He is not only (A) / a great musician (B) / but also (C) / an outstanding writer.
(D) / No Error (E)
9. The committee members (A) / could not come (B) / to a mutual agreement (C)
/ between themselves. (D) / No Error (E)
10. She insisted (A) / that she will (B) / pay for the meal (C) / herself. (D) / No Error
(E)
11. The data from the recent experiments (A) / are very convincing (B) / and
points towards (C) / a major breakthrough. (D) / No Error (E)
12. He is working (A) / in this company (B) / since (C) / 2015. (D) / No Error (E)
13. Scarcely had she (A) / finished her presentation (B) / when the audience (C) /
broke into applause. (D) / No Error (E)
14. The new policy is (A) / not only complex (B) / but it is also (C) / very difficult to
implement. (D) / No Error (E)
15. One of the students (A) / have forgotten to bring (B) / their identity card (C) /
to the examination hall. (D) / No Error (E)
16. The price of (A) / essential commodities (B) / have risen (C) / sharply. (D) / No
Error (E)
17. He behaved (A) / as if he was (B) / the owner (C) / of the property. (D) / No
Error (E)
18. Neither the manager (A) / nor his assistants (B) / was able to (C) / solve the
problem. (D) / No Error (E)
19. She is the same woman (A) / whom I think (B) / had won the lottery (C) / last
year. (D) / No Error (E)
20. I look forward (A) / to meet you (B) / at the annual event (C) / next month. (D)
/ No Error (E)
Answer Key with Brief Explanations
1. B (depend -> depends) - The subject "success" is singular and requires a
singular verb.
2. C (has -> have) - The relative pronoun "who" refers to "writers" (plural), so the
verb should be plural "have won".
3. A (Despite of -> Despite) - "Despite" and "In spite of" are the correct phrases.
"Despite of" is incorrect.
4. B (are -> is) - The subject is "The manager" (singular). Phrases like "along
with" do not make the subject plural.
5. A (I have met -> I met) - "A year ago" is a definite past time reference, so
Simple Past tense must be used.
6. C (than -> when) - The correct correlative pair is "Hardly...when".
7. E (No Error)
8. E (No Error) - The correlative conjunctions "not only...but also" are used
correctly.
9. D (between -> among) - "Between" is used for two entities. For more than two
(committee members), "among" is used.
10. B (will -> would) - The reporting verb "insisted" is in the past tense, so the
reported speech should also be in the past ("would").
11. B (are -> is) - "Data" is often treated as a singular uncountable noun,
especially in formal contexts. The verb should be "is".
12. A (is working -> has been working) - "Since" indicates a period of time
starting in the past and continuing to the present, requiring the Present
Perfect Continuous tense.
13. E (No Error) - The structure "Scarcely...when" is correct.
14. C (but it is also -> but also) - The correct structure is "not only...but also". The
"it is" is redundant and breaks the parallel structure.
15. B (have -> has) - The subject is "One" (singular), so the verb must be singular
"has".
16. C (have -> has) - The subject is "price" (singular), not "commodities". The verb
must agree with the singular subject.
17. B (was -> were) - After "as if" to express an unreal situation, we often use the
subjunctive mood "were" for all subjects.
18. C (was -> were) - In "neither...nor" constructions, the verb agrees with the
noun closest to it. "Assistants" is plural, so the verb should be "were".
19. B (whom -> who) - "Who" is the subject of the verb "had won". "Whom" is
used as an object.
20. B (to meet -> to meeting) - The phrase "look forward to" is followed by a
gerund (verb+ing).
