Question 1

In the following sentence, identify the part containing an error:

(A) A number of / (B) candidates have applied / (C) for the position, / (D) but few have been selected. / (E) No error

Accepted Answer

There is no error in this sentence. 'A number of' is a plural determiner phrase that takes a plural verb 'have applied'. The sentence is grammatically correct. The answer is (E) No error.

Question 2

In the following sentence, one part is underlined. Identify the part that contains an error.

(A) Neither of the two proposals / (B) are acceptable / (C) to the management / (D) at this moment. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). The subject 'Neither of the two proposals' is singular, so the verb should be 'is' not 'are'. The determiner 'Neither' always takes a singular verb, even when followed by a plural noun.

Question 3

In the following sentence, one part is underlined. Identify the part that contains an error.

(A) Several of the candidates / (B) has applied / (C) for the scholarship / (D) this year. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). The subject 'Several of the candidates' is plural, so the verb should be 'have' not 'has'. The determiner 'Several' is always plural and requires a plural verb.

Question 4

In the following sentence, one part is underlined. Identify the part that contains an error.

(A) All of the information / (B) provided in the report / (C) are relevant / (D) for the decision-making process. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (C). The subject 'All of the information' is singular (information is a mass noun), so the verb should be 'is' not 'are'. The determiner 'All' takes a singular verb when used with uncountable nouns.

Question 5

In the following sentence, identify the part containing an error:

(A) All of the team members / (B) has completed / (C) their training / (D) before the deadline. / (E) No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). The subject 'All of the team members' is plural, so the verb should be 'have completed' not 'has completed'. Correct form: 'All of the team members have completed their training before the deadline.'

Question 6

In the following sentence, identify the part containing an error:

(A) Some of the information / (B) in these documents / (C) are confidential / (D) and should not be shared. / (E) No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (C). The subject 'Some of the information' is singular (information is uncountable), so the verb should be 'is' not 'are'. Correct form: 'Some of the information in these documents is confidential and should not be shared.'

Question 7

In the following sentence, identify the part containing an error:

(A) Some of the equipment / (B) in the laboratory / (C) needs / (D) to be replaced. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (C). 'Some of the equipment' is singular (equipment is an uncountable noun), so the verb 'needs' is correct. Actually, there is NO error in this sentence. The correct answer is 'No error'. 'Equipment' is uncountable, so 'some of the equipment' takes the singular verb 'needs'.

Question 8

In the following sentence, four parts are underlined. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error.

(A) Each of the students / (B) have submitted / (C) their assignments / (D) on time. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). The subject 'Each of the students' is singular, so the verb must be 'has' not 'have'. The correct sentence should read: 'Each of the students has submitted their assignments on time.'

Question 9

In the following sentence, identify the part containing an error:

(A) Each of the students / (B) have submitted / (C) their assignments / (D) on time. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). 'Each' is a singular determiner, so the verb must be singular 'has', not plural 'have'. Correct form: 'Each of the students has submitted their assignments on time.'

Question 10

In the following sentence, one part is underlined. Identify the error:

Neither the manager nor (A) the employees / (B) was aware / (C) of the / (D) new policy. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). When using 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the nearest subject. Here, 'employees' (plural) is nearest to the verb, so the correct form is 'were aware,' not 'was aware.' The sentence should read: 'Neither the manager nor the employees were aware of the new policy.'

Question 11

In the following sentence, one part is underlined. Identify the error:

All of the (A) students in the class / (B) have completed / (C) their assignments / (D) on time. / No error

Accepted Answer

There is no error in this sentence. Part (A) 'All of the' is a correct determiner phrase. Part (B) 'have completed' correctly uses plural verb agreement with the plural subject 'students.' Part (C) 'their assignments' correctly uses the plural possessive determiner. Part (D) 'on time' is a correct adverbial phrase. The answer is 'No error.'

Question 12

In the following sentence, identify the part containing an error:

(A) Neither of the two proposals / (B) were acceptable / (C) to the committee / (D) members. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). 'Neither' is a singular determiner, so the verb must be singular 'was', not plural 'were'. Correct form: 'Neither of the two proposals was acceptable to the committee members.'

Question 13

In the following sentence, identify the part containing an error:

(A) Neither the manager / (B) nor the employees / (C) was aware of / (D) the new policy. / (E) No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (C). When 'neither...nor' connects a singular subject (manager) and a plural subject (employees), the verb agrees with the nearer subject. Since 'employees' is nearer and plural, the verb should be 'were' not 'was'. Correct form: 'Neither the manager nor the employees were aware of the new policy.'

Question 14

In the following sentence, four parts are underlined. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error.

"Each of the students (A) / have submitted (B) / their assignments (C) / on time. (D) No error (E)"

A) Each of the students
B) have submitted
C) their assignments
D) on time
E) No error

Accepted Answer

The error lies in part (B). The subject 'Each of the students' is a singular determiner phrase, requiring the singular verb 'has' instead of the plural verb 'have'. Correct form: 'Each of the students has submitted their assignments on time.' The pronoun 'their' in part (C) is acceptable as a singular possessive pronoun in modern English when the antecedent is indefinite.

Question 15

In the following sentence, one part is underlined. Identify the error:

Each of the (A) candidates / (B) are required / (C) to bring / (D) their own stationery. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). 'Each' is a singular determiner, so the verb must be singular: 'is required,' not 'are required.' The sentence should read: 'Each of the candidates is required to bring their own stationery.' (Note: 'their' in part D is correct as a singular possessive pronoun in modern English.)

Question 16

In the following sentence, one part is underlined. Identify the part that contains an error.

(A) Each of the students / (B) have submitted / (C) their assignments / (D) on time. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). The subject 'Each of the students' is singular, so the verb should be 'has' not 'have'. The determiner 'Each' always takes a singular verb, regardless of the plural noun that follows it in the prepositional phrase.

Question 17

In the following sentence, identify the part containing an error:

(A) All of the information / (B) provided in the report / (C) are relevant / (D) to the investigation. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (C). 'All of the information' is singular (information is an uncountable noun), so the verb must be singular 'is', not plural 'are'. Correct form: 'All of the information provided in the report is relevant to the investigation.'

Question 18

In the following sentence, identify the part containing an error:

(A) A number of students / (B) has complained / (C) about the new / (D) examination schedule. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (B). When 'a number of' is used, the verb must be plural 'have', not singular 'has'. Correct form: 'A number of students have complained about the new examination schedule.' (Note: 'The number of' would take singular 'has'.)

Question 19

In the following sentence, one part is underlined. Identify the error:

She has (A) a few / (B) important documents / (C) which she must / (D) submit it by tomorrow. / No error

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (D). The relative pronoun 'which' already refers to 'documents,' so the pronoun 'it' is redundant and incorrect. The sentence should read: 'She has a few important documents which she must submit by tomorrow.' (Remove 'it')

Question 20

Choose the correct determiner to fill in the blank: She has ________ idea how difficult the examination is going to be.

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is 'no'. The word 'no' is used as a determiner before a noun to indicate the complete absence of something. 'No idea' means she has absolutely no knowledge or awareness. 'Any' is used in questions and negative sentences but requires a negative verb (e.g., 'she does not have any idea'). 'Some' is used in affirmative sentences. 'Few' is used with countable plural nouns, not singular nouns like 'idea'.

Agniveer Army Clerk SKT Determiners

Determiners — Practice Questions