SSC Sentence Error Quiz 17

(a) Supposing that/ If will replace Supposing if
because –
Supposing and if cannot be used together. The basic structure is as follows : Supposing that/ If + Condition + Result

(b) is will replace are because –
When Subjects are joined using along with , as well as, together with , the Verb agrees with the first Subject .
Singular Subject Singular Verb (is) Plural Subject Plural Verb (are)
Hence, is practising very hard is the right usage.

(a) he will replace him because –
It was him is the Subject of the sentence and in the
Subject , Nominative Case (he) will be used.

(b) situated will replace situating Hence, is situated is the right usage

(d) No error

(c) attested will replace attest . The sentence format is as follows :

(b) told will replace told to because –
to (Prep.) is not used with told .
said to means told .

(d) No error.

(a) more lonely/ lonelier will replace more lonelier
because –
Use of Double Comparatives is incorrect.
Look at the examples given below :
He ran faster than his friend( )
He ran more faster than his friend.
The very word Comparative means that two objects are being compared against each other.
Hence, I am more lonely/ lonelier is the right usage

(b) whom will replace who because –
who refers to the subject of a sentence whereas
whom refers to the Object of a sentence.
If the Pronoun can be replaced by he, we use who
and if it is replaced by him , we use whom

(c) since/ from time immemorial will replace since times immemorial because –
since is used for referring back to a previous point in time and it is used as a Preposition with a date, a time or a Noun Phrase .
from/ since time immemorial (Idiom) : for longer than any one can remember.

(b) leaves will replace left because –
When the tense in the Main clause is will/ going to (referring to the future), the tense in the Conditional Clause will be in Simple Present .
This letter will reach him Main clause
Before he leaves for Delhi Conditional Clause
Simple Present
Hence, before he leaves is the right usage.

(c) in a hotel will replace in the hotel because – the (Def. Art.) is used with a particular/ specific Noun Look at the examples given below :
They are staying at the Taj Palace . We stayed in a hotel for the night.

(b) from bringing will replace to bring because – bringing cycles is the Object after a Preposition , and from (Prep.) will be used because it indicates prevention/ prohibition/ restraint

(b) make a mistake/ make mistakes will replace make mistake .
if we are talking about one mistake , we will use make a mistake
if we are taking about more than one mistake we will use make mistakes
Hence, you are bound to make a mistake/ make mistakes is the right usage.

(b) sank will replace drowned because –
sink (Verb) is used for Objects drown (Verb) is used for living things Look at the examples given below :
The children were drowned after falling into the river. The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
Hence, the ship sank is the right usage

(a) the will be used before Death because –
when Death is followed by a Prep, the (Def. Art.) is used before it.
Look at the examples given below : Death marched in and took him away.
The Death of all my plans has put me in this position. Hence, The death of is the right usage

(c) a great pain will replace great pain because –
if there is an Adj. / an Adv. – Adj. Combination before the Noun , a/ an (Indef. Art.) agree with the first sound in the adj. / Adv. – Adj. combination.

(b) a couple of days will replace the couple of days a couple of (something) : a few.

(c) weaker will replace more weak because– weaker is the Comparative Degree of weak (Positive Degree)
Hence, weaker day by day is the right usage