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Question 1
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Which amongst the four alternatives given below, is the most concise and clear?

A
I am sorry, a prior engagement prevents me from joining you at dinner on Monday.

B
I regret to say that I am very sorry that a previous engagement will prevent me from joining you at dinner on Monday.

C
I regret to inform you that because of a previous engagement I will be prevented from joining you at dinner on Monday.

D
I am sorry to say that I am unable to join you at dinner on Monday because of a prior engagement.

Solution

The sentences in options b) and c) are verbose and can be ruled out. Similarly, between options a) and d), a) is more concise and to-the-point. It is the best possible choice.
Question 2
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Which amongst the four alternatives given below, is the most concise and clear?

A
On the whole food front one may say that we can enjoy festivals in the consciousness that though some things are dear, the basic foods are better in quality and still low in price.

B
We can enjoy festivals knowing that though some things are clear, the basic foods are of better quality and still low in price.

C
Although we know that some things are dear, we can still enjoy festivals because the basic foods are better in quality and low in price.

D
On the whole food front, although some things are dear, we can still enjoy festivals as the basic foods are of better quality and quite cheap.

Solution

Option A and B are incorrectly framed grammatically as well as contextually. Among Options C and D, C is the best fit. The construction of D is little ambiguous and does not convey the full meaning of the sentence.
Question 3
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Which of the following four sentence is grammatically correct?

A
The state of his affairs were such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.

B
The state of his affairs was such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.

C
The state of his affair were such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.

D
The state of his affairs are such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.

Solution

The correct option is B. All other options have subject verb disagreement. The state of his affairs is the main subject which is singular. The correct usage would be "The state of affairs was/is such" which is only mentioned in B.
Question 4
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Choose the option which contains a mistake.

A
Gavaskar was a great batsman who

B
having played more than 100

C
test matches, he then decided

D
to call it a day.

Solution

The words "he then" are not required here. The correct sentence is "Gavaskar was a great batsman who having played more than 100 test matches, decided to call it a day".
Question 5
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Choose the statement that expresses the idea most correctly.

A
We invited only the people who he said were his friends.

B
We invited only the people whom he said were his friends.

C
We invited only the people whom he said was his friends.

D
We invited only the person whom he said were his friends.

Solution

The word who/whom refers to the "people". In this context, "who" is the correct usage.

It is essential to understand the use of pronouns here. 'Who' and 'Whom' are relative pronouns. However, they are associated differently with personal and possessive pronouns. Whenever the subject is represented via personal pronouns (like he/she/it etc.), 'who' is utilized in the sentence. If the main subject can be replaced by a possessive pronoun (like him/her/his/their etc. ), we use 'whom' in the sentence. You can ask simple questions to understand this concept.

Example:

You can ask: "Who took my pencil?"
You say: "He/She took it" (personal pronouns)
You do not say: "Him/Her took it" (possessive pronouns)

You can ask: "Whom did you meet yesterday?"
You say: "I met him/her yesterday" (possessive pronouns)
You do not say: "I met he/she yesterday" (personal pronouns)

Hence, sentences wherein 'whom' is followed by/used alongside 'he' is incorrect. Luckily, all the options, except Option A, have this usage and can be easily discarded.
Question 6
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Choose the statement that expresses the idea most correctly.

A
The fact that Raghu was a good student he had many offers for good jobs.

B
The fact that Raghu was a good student resulted in his having many offers for good jobs.

C
The fact Raghu was a good student resulted in him having offers for good jobs.

D
The fact that Raghu was a good student resulted in him having many offers for good jobs.

Solution

Option A contains two independent clauses without a semicolon or a conjunction.

"The fact that ..." is the correct usage. Hence, option C is wrong.

"Resulted in his having ...." is the correct usage. Option B is the correct answer.
Question 7
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Choose the statement that expresses the idea most correctly.

A
Gopal and Ramesh have not finished his work.

B
Gopal and Ramesh has not finished his work.

C
Neither Gopal nor Ramesh have finished their work.

D
Neither Gopal nor Ramesh has finished his work.

Solution

In the first two sentences, "their" must replace "his" as there are 2 persons.

"Either ... or" and "Neither .... nor" are followed by the verb that agrees with the noun nearest to it. "Ramesh" is the nearest noun to the verb and therefore, the correct verb is "has". Option D is the correct answer.
Question 8
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Choose the statement that expresses the idea most correctly.

A
He was unwilling to testify, he was afraid of the defendant.

B
Because he was afraid of the defendant, he was unwilling to testify.

C
He was unwilling to testify: he was afraid of the defendant.

D
Because he was afraid of the defendant he was unwilling to testify.

Solution

Option A is wrong because two independent clauses are not joined by a conjunction.

In option C, the sentence after colon is an independent clause. But, the sentence after colon must be a dependent clause. So, option C is incorrect.

The sentence in option D must have a comma after the completion of the dependent clause. Hence it is incorrect.

Option B is the correct answer.
Question 9
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In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

Mr. Pillai, the president of the union and who is also a member of the community group, will be in charge of the negotiations.

A
since he is a member of the community group

B
also being a member of the community group

C
a member of the community group

D
in addition, who is a member of the community group

Solution

The two attributes of Mr. Pillai should have parallel structure. Thus, we need to use simple present tense for the underlined part with no additional conjunctions like 'since' and 'in addition'.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.
Question 10
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It was us who had left before he arrived.

A
we who had left before time he had arrived.

B
us who had went before he arrived.

C
us who had went before had arrived.

D
we who had left before he arrived.

Solution

In this sentence, "he" is the object while "us" is the subject. While using the third-person pronoun as a subject, we need to use "we" instead of "us". In this case, the second half of the sentence should have simple past tense. Hence, option D.

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Question 1

I am sorry, a prior engagement prevents me from joining you at dinner on Monday.

I regret to say that I am very sorry that a previous engagement will prevent me from joining you at dinner on Monday.

I regret to inform you that because of a previous engagement I will be prevented from joining you at dinner on Monday.

I am sorry to say that I am unable to join you at dinner on Monday because of a prior engagement.

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Question 2

On the whole food front one may say that we can enjoy festivals in the consciousness that though some things are dear, the basic foods are better in quality and still low in price.

We can enjoy festivals knowing that though some things are clear, the basic foods are of better quality and still low in price.

Although we know that some things are dear, we can still enjoy festivals because the basic foods are better in quality and low in price.

On the whole food front, although some things are dear, we can still enjoy festivals as the basic foods are of better quality and quite cheap.

Solution

Question 3

The state of his affairs were such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.

The state of his affairs was such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.

The state of his affair were such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.

The state of his affairs are such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.

Solution

Question 4

Gavaskar was a great batsman who

having played more than 100

test matches, he then decided

to call it a day.

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Question 5

We invited only the people who he said were his friends.

We invited only the people whom he said were his friends.

We invited only the people whom he said was his friends.

We invited only the person whom he said were his friends.

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Question 6

The fact that Raghu was a good student he had many offers for good jobs.

The fact that Raghu was a good student resulted in his having many offers for good jobs.

The fact Raghu was a good student resulted in him having offers for good jobs.

The fact that Raghu was a good student resulted in him having many offers for good jobs.

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Question 7

Gopal and Ramesh have not finished his work.

Gopal and Ramesh has not finished his work.

Neither Gopal nor Ramesh have finished their work.

Neither Gopal nor Ramesh has finished his work.

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Question 8

He was unwilling to testify, he was afraid of the defendant.

Because he was afraid of the defendant, he was unwilling to testify.

He was unwilling to testify: he was afraid of the defendant.

Because he was afraid of the defendant he was unwilling to testify.

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Question 9

since he is a member of the community group

also being a member of the community group

a member of the community group

in addition, who is a member of the community group

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Question 10

we who had left before time he had arrived.

us who had went before he arrived.

us who had went before had arrived.

we who had left before he arrived.

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