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1. It had been our custom from (A)/ immemorial time to be hospitable to those (B)/ who come to our door (C)/
No error (D)
2. Had I realised that it (A)/ was such a long way (B)/ I would take a taxi (C)/ No error (D)
3. It is high time (A)/ that political parties (B)/ take a more responsible role to help the poor. (C)/ No error (D)
4. Some are born great (A)/ Some achieve greatness (B)/ and some had greatness thrust on them. (C)/ No
error (D)
5. Since she joined (A)/ this post of secretary (B)/ she didn’t take any bribe. (C)/ no error (D)
6. While I was walking (A)/ along the road yesterday (B)/ I had seen a very old woman. (C)/ no error (D)
7. If the manufacturing sector continues (A)/ to grow at the same rate for (B)/ the next few months, I think it has
a high growth rate this year. (C)/ no error (D)
8. If I was the prime minister (A)/ of India, I would (B)/ work wonders. (C)/ No error. (D)
9. Four years have passed since (A)/ we had met each (B)/ other in Mumbai. (C)/ No error. (D)
10. This is the best book I read (A)/ so far and I must recommend (B)/ it to all of the students I teach. (C)/ No
error. (D)
11. When I will thirty (A)/ most of my friends (B)/ will be above thirty five, be sure. (C)/ No Error. (D)
12. The vaccine (A)/ when hit the market (B)/ is dogged by controversy. (C)/ No error. (D)
13. If he had (A)/ a few hours to spare (B)/ he would spend them in a public library. (C)/ No Error. (D)
14. If I would have realized (A)/ what a bad driver you were (B)/ I would not have come with you. (C)/ No error
(D)
15. Sumit would attempt (A)/ to open the umbrella (B)/ when her spectacles slipped off and fell down. (C)/ no
error (D)
16. Had (A)/ you informed me earlier (B)/ I would have certainly purchase the laptop from you. (C)/ No error
(D)
17. I learnt from my father (A)/ that honesty was (B)/ the best policy. (C)/ No error (D)
18. The prisoners walked slowly (A)/ for they knew (B)/ that as soon as they cross the gate the jailor would ask
them to jog. (C)/ No error (D)
19. I found this ring as I dig in the garden, (A)/ it looks very old (B)/ I wonder whom it belongs to (C)/ No error
(D)
20. Anshul washes all his clothes and (A)/ cooks food for the family (B)/ before he is going to office (C)/ No
error (D)
21. If you had read the relevant literature (A)/ carefully , you would have answered (B)/ most of the questions
correctly. (C)/ No error (D)
22. Dev appealed to the managing (A)/ committee that he may be allowed (B)/ to join the volunteer
force (C)/ No error (D)
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23. If Anurag had told me last (A)/ Tuesday I will have given him the money (B)/ but now it is too late (C)/ No
error (D)
24. No sooner error did the train (A)/ arrived at the station (B)/ than the passengers rushed towards it (C)/ No
error (D)
25. If I were in (A)/ his shoes, (B)/ I would die with shame (C)/ No error (D)
26. My friend did not see me (A)/ for many years (B)/ since I met him last week (C)/ No error (D)
27. After Ashutosh read the magazines (A)/ and newspapers, and watched (B)/ programme , he decided to go
out and meet some old friends (C)/ No error (D)
28. If you had not (A)/ reached so quickly, (B)/ we might well have had a disaster. (C)/ no error (D)
29. I was shocked (A)/ to see how much my grandmother had aged (B)/ since the last time we visited her. (C)/
No Error (D)
30. When I reached home (A)/ my father already came (B)/ from office. (C)/ no error (D)
31. Although I am playing cricket (A)/ for more than three years (B)/ I have not been able to score a century.
(C)/ No error. (D)
32. You need not tell a lie (A)/ when the judge asked you where you were (B)/ when the crime was committed.
(C)/ No error. (D)
33. The police brought (A)/ the conmen to the villagers so that (B)/ they can identify them. (C)/ No error (D)
34. I am taking care of (A)/ the garden since my (B)/ father's death. (C)/ No error (D)
35. Contrary to past predictions, (A)/ demand for sugarcane had not (B)/ increased in recent years. (C)/ No
error (D)
36. Since his arrival in India, (A)/ he is visiting as many villages as he can (B)/ to acquire a firsthand knowledge
of the rural India. (C)/ No error (D)
37. Last year two Italian prisoners of war (A)/ escapes from a prison camp (B)/ in Kenya during the war. (C)/
No error (D)
38. I will come (A)/ to see you (B)/ if I will have time. (C)/ No error (D)
39. Do not (A)/ get down the bus (B)/ till it will stop. (C)/ No error (D)
40. By the next august (A)/ he will write (B)/ his second book on Thermodynamics. (C)/ No error (D)
41. Much to (A)/ our regret the train left (B)/ before we reached the station last night. (C)/ No error (D)
42. You will not be succeeded (A)/until you will emphasize at (B)/ the dogma of hardship in life (C)/ No error (D)
43. It is high time; (A)/ you should leave now (B)/ for the sake of your own well-being (C)/No error (D)
44. This property is belonging to me (A)/ and I will possess the same (B)/next year as per the accord (C)/No
error (D)
45. All people are knowing (A)/ the veracity of this incident (B)/in a realistic way (C)/No error (D)
46. We did not deicide yet (A)/ what has to be done in this context (B)/to overcome the repercussions of the
problem (C)/No error (D)
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47. It is time (A)/they should take any final decision (B)/about this episode for better result (C)/No error (D)
48. Boss will help you out (A)/ in every situation as long as (B)/you will be the part of this company (C)/No error
(D)
49. Several new performers are appearing (A)/on the stage (B)/and planning to perform Hamlet. (C)/No error
(D)
50. He just has reached here (A)/ after a long expedition (B)/and hiking in the Himalayas. (C)/No error (D)
51. If he had come on time (A)/he has enjoyed (B)/ the winsome climatic situation in this region (C)/No error
(D)
52. I could not remember (A)/ what did he say to me (B)/ that day about all this (C)/No error (D)
53. There is going my brother (A)/ said Amit when (B)/ he is in a dilemma (C)/No error (D)
54. I will intimate you (A) In case you will ask any help(B) from my part pertaining any incident (C)/No error (D)
55. Train had Left (A)/ the station (B)/ before I reach there (C)/No error (D)
56. While she was studying (A)/ I had been watching television (B)/ with my friends in my room (C)/No error
(D)
57. By this time next year he (A)/has had settled himself (B)/in London (C)/ No error (D)
58. The teacher told us that we (A)/ should stay at home (B)/ if it rains. (C)/ No error (D)
59. Neelam arrived here, did all the preparations (A)/ and then has called (B)/on one of her intimate friends.
(C)/ No error (D)
60. I have been adoring (A)/her for the voice with (B)/which she is gifted (C)/ No error (D)