SBI PO - English Quiz - 1
The quiz below is rather interesting as it tests on your grammar and more importantly your sentence construction prowess. How good is your English? Take it up and see how good you are. All the best and enjoy.
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All the members (A)/ of the club are (B)/ kindly requested (C)/ to attend the meeting. (D)/ No error (E)
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C. CExplanation
Delete "kindly". It is superfluous.Rate this question:
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This is the wristwatch (A)/ which my uncle (B)/ brought it (C)/ for you. (D)/ No error (E)
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C. CExplanation
Delete "It". It is superfluous.Rate this question:
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She asked me (A)/ where I was going to (B)/ and what I had done (C)/ the previous day. (D)/ No error (E)
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B. BExplanation
Delete 'to'. It is superfluous.Rate this question:
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He will leave (A)/ for Maxico (B)/ on Monday (C)/ with bag and baggage. (D)/ No error (E)
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D. DExplanation
Delete 'with'. It is superfluous.Rate this question:
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This idea of the (A)/ Home Minister's (B)/ has put everyone (C)/ in serious thoughts. (D)/ No error (E)
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B. BExplanation
The use of apostrophe with Home Minister is superfluous.Rate this question:
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The teacher forbade (A)/ the students (B)/ not to (C)/ make a noise. (D)/ No errors (E)
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C. CExplanation
Delete 'not'. Use of forbade and not is wrong.Rate this question:
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Rita, cousin sister of the (A)/ M.P. said that she would (B)/ contest the next (C)/ election certainly. (D)/ No error (E)
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A. AExplanation
Use of sister or brother with cousin is superfluous.Rate this question:
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"Harish is comparatively better (A)/ today and we hope that (B)/ he will recover soon", (C)/ said Ramesh. (D)/ No error (E)
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A. AExplanation
Comparatively better is superfluous. Harish is comparatively good or Harish is better.Rate this question:
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Yesterday in the night (A)/ he came (B)/ by bus (C)/ and was disturbed. (D)/ No error (E)
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A. AExplanation
Replace 'Yesterday in the night' by Last night.Rate this question:
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In Jaipur she (A)/ came across with many (B)/ of her friends (C)/ who settled there after marriage. (D)/ No error (E)
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B. BExplanation
The use of with is superfluousRate this question:
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