Covers AN ASSORTMENT OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS.
Following are the answers and EXPLANATIONS.
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1931. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
This is one of the most outstanding films that have originated at the Hollywood.
b) Inappropriate form of superlative.
EXPLANATION'Most' is superfluous. The word 'outstanding' itself conveys a superlative sense.
1932. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
Who did you approach at the Cannes Film Festival to exhibit your film last year?
a) Incorrect nominative case of interrogative pronoun.
EXPLANATION"Whom did you approach". The pronoun 'who' is to be in objective case. In the sense of: 'You approached whom?'
1933. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
The flowers imported from Denmark smell sweetly.
b) Incorrect form of adjective.
EXPLANATION'smell sweet'. The sweetness describes the subject 'flowers' and not the verb 'smells'.
1934. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
Seldom had this small city seen a more costlier Circus.
c) Double comparative.
EXPLANATION'a costlier circus'. The adjective 'more' and the suffix 'ier' to the adjective cost, serve the same purpose.
1935. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
If availability of abundant clean drinking water is a criterion for chosing a city to settle at, Detroit will be more preferable to Chicago.
c) Double comparative.
EXPLANATION'preferable', instead of 'more preferable'. The adjective 'preferable' itself conveys a comparative sense.
1936. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
The coexistence of the Parliamentary form of democracy in harmony with traditional monarchy is the most unique feature of the British life style.
b) double superlative.
EXPLANATION'unique' instead of 'most unique'. The adjective 'unique' itself has a superlative meaning.
1937. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
At Leads, I have seen the most perfect form of English language speaking style in the entire United Kingdom.
a) Double superlative.
EXPLANATION'perfect' instead of 'most perfect'. The adjective 'perfect' itself conveys a superlative meaning. 'Most' becomes redundant.
1938. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
The Bank Authorities dismissed the Accountant and Joint-Custodian who was the kingpin in the pilferage of cash held in the Currency Chest at their New York Branch.
d) No error.
EXPLANATIONThe sentence is grammatically correct, but suffers from ambiguities of meaning. The ambiguity here is whether there is one kingpin or two kings. As the definite article 'the' has not been prefixed before 'Joint-Custodian', we have to presume that there is post of double designation for a single person. The phrase 'their New York Branch' also leads to an ambiguous question: 'Whose New York Branch?' Here we can presume the meaning that the word 'their' is a possessive modifier for the subject 'Bank Authorities'.
1939. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
The twin evils of corruption and nepotism at lower levels were not rampant in those days.
d) No error.
EXPLANATIONUse of adverb phrase 'in those days' instead of a simple time adverb 'then' (wordiness). This is not a grammatical error.
1940. Identify the nature of grammatical error in the following sentence:
When I saw him, he was playing tennis.
d) No error.
EXPLANATIONThe action of 'playing' was continuing. Had the action been completed when he was seen, perfect tense will be appropriate.
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