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  • Question 1
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    Complete the sentence with the correct option:
    Mani, along with his friends, ___________ for basket ball practice every morning.
    Solution
    When the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular. The same goes for plural subjects and verbs. This is called subject-verb agreement.
    The subject in the given sentence 'Mani' is singular, it names a single person. The phrase 'along with his friends' is an adjunct, or an addition. (It is not a significant part of the sentence, hence it does not decide whether the verb will be singular or plural.)
    'Mani' is singular, so the verb will also be singular.
    Options C and D: 'Goes' is a singular verb whereas 'go' is plural. Hence option C is correct and D is wrong.
    Options A and B: The given sentence indicates a daily habit "every morning'. Hence the sentence is in simple present tense.
    'Were going' and 'are going' indicate specific actions that continued in the past and present, respectively. These tenses do not indicate daily habits, hence A and B are wrong.
  • Question 2
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    The plane, with all its passengers, were lost in the Pacific Ocean. [Intermediate]
    Solution
    In this sentence, 'the plane' is the subject. It is a singular noun. As the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular.
    The clause "with all its passengers" provides additional information but it does not have any other function in the sentence. Hence the verb is not affected by the phrase.
    Options A and C: 'Were' should be replaced with 'was', because the latter is a singular verb and agrees to the subject, which is singular.
    The verb must agree with the subject in terms of number (single/plural) and person (1st, 2nd, 3rd person).
    Hence C is correct and A is incorrect.
    Option B: 'Are' is a plural verb, so this option is incorrect.
    Option D: 'Were to be' means that something was to have happened, but it didn't. This does not complete the sentence in meaning. Hence D is incorrect.
  • Question 3
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    On that dark night, his son and pupil were sent away for a long stay in another country.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word. [Basic]
    Solution
    Subjects that are joined by 'and' in a sentence takes a plural verb. 'Were' used in the sentence is correct. Thus correct option is D. 'Son' and 'Pupil' are the subjects in the sentence. Hence, options A, B and C are wrong according to the rule. 
  • Question 4
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    Rearrange the following words and phrases to form a meaningful sentence:

    in increasing / cities / they help / connectivity / between
    Solution
    Since the object is "connectivity" and the verb is "help in increasing", the verb should be followed by the object, hence Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.  
  • Question 5
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    In late December, the life of this thinker and writer were brought to a peaceful end.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    Solution
    In this sentence, we would be understanding the subject verb agreement. The rule states that when the subject happens to be plural, the verb is also taken to be plural. On the other hand, when the subject is singular, the verb becomes singular as well. In this sentence, the subject is singular. The adjectives used describes the same person. Thus, usage of "were" as a verb is wrong. 
    "Was" is used for singular verbs. It is the correct answer
    "are" is used for plural verbs
    "were to be" explains things in the past and used in case of plural subjects. 
    Option D is wrong as Option A is correct. 
    Option A is correct.
  • Question 6
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    Rearrange the following words and phrases to form a meaningful sentence:
    services will / tourism in / air taxi / the state / boost
    Solution
    Since the object is "tourism", it should be placed after the verb "boost". Thus, state tourism will be boosted by air taxi services. hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, or place the wrong words otgether, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 7
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    James Greaves, author and painter, are now in Atlanta on a book-signing tour.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    Solution
    Our subject in the given sentence is James Greaves. Author and painter are not separate subjects, but simply a phrase that tells us more about the subject. Therefore, we need a singular verb to agree with our singular subject. In the given sentence, we have 'are' which is a plural verb, we need to change that to a singular verb (this rules out option D). From the given options, only option C has a singular verb: is, which makes it the correct option. Verbs mentioned in options A and B are plural in nature and hence would not work in the given context.
  • Question 8
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    Nicolette and Tricia was heard arguing in the balcony after lunch.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    Solution
    We would be understanding the subject verb agreement in this sentence. In this particular sentence, there are two subjects, "Nicolette" and "Tricia" which means the subject is in plural form. The rule states that when the subject is in plural form, the verb also used stays in plural form. 
    "was heard" is singular. It is wrong
    "were heard" is in plural form. It is correct.
    "is heard" is in singular form. It is the wrong option
    "are hearing" is plural but in present tense whereas the answer should be in the past. It is the wrong option.
    Option A is correct. 
  • Question 9
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    The rise and fall of the tide is being monitored by meteorologists during the monsoon.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word. [Advanced]
    Solution
    'The rise and fall of the tide' is a compound subject. In the given sentence, rise and fall is not to be taken as two separate subjects because we are referring to the 'rise and fall of the tide' as one complete idea in spite of being joined by 'and'. Therefore, we need a singular verb to agree with our singular compound subject. Option A is the correct option because the given sentence does not need to be changed as the underlined verb 'is' agrees with our singular compound subject. Options B, C, and D are plural in nature and would not fit with our singular subject.
  • Question 10
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    Rearrange the following words and phrases to form a meaningful sentence:

    the leisure hours / of a child / of the TV / today / are spent / in front
    Solution
    The sentence implies that a child spends his leisure hours in front of a TV. Therefore the subject is "the leisure hours" which has "of a child" as its adjunct". The verb is "are spent" and the object is " the TV" joined by the preposition "in front of". Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this logical sequence, hence incorrect. 
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