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Verb Mock Test - 3
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1)(A) He returned the purse/ (B) though he could keep/ (C) it very easily./ (D) No error.
Ans- (b) Change 'could keep' to ‘could have kept'. From the sentence we understand that the hidden meaning is-”he did not keep the purse”
2)(A) I would rather/ (B) die/ (C) then beg./ (D) No error.
Ans- (c) Use 'than' in place of then
3)(A) Run fast/ (B) lest you/ (C) will miss the train/ (D) No error.
Ans- (c) Use 'should' in place of ‘will'. ‘Lest' is followed by 'should'
4)(A) He hoped/ (B) that he will/ (C) pass the exam with flying colours./ (D) No error.
Ans- (b) Use would (past) as the sentence is in past tense
5)(A) You need to work hard/ (B) but you need not/ (C) to waste time on unimportant lessons/ (D) No error.
Ans- (c) ‘Need not' is followed by ‘V1'. Hence remove 'to'
6)(A) She would broke/ (B) a plate every day/ (C) when she came to Delhi last month./ (D) No error.
Ans- (a) ‘V1’ is used after all the modals . Use ‘break' in place of 'broke'
7)(A) The old lady/ (B) prayed that he/ (C) may live long./ (D) No error.
Ans- (c) Use ‘might' (past) in place of ‘may' (Present) as the sentence is in past.
8)(A) Rama must not to/ (B) have treated his mistress/ (C) like that./ (D) No error.
Ans- (a) Remove ‘to' as the sentence must be in the formula ‘must + not + have+V3’
9)(A) Waste material/ (B) should be recycle/ (C) if possible/ (D) No error.
Ans- (b) "Should be" is followed by V3" . 'Recycled’, is the appropiate word
10)(A) The Government cannot/ (B) be able to contain/ (C) Encephalitis by spending just 1% of GDP on Health sector./ (D) No error.
Ans- (b) 'cannot' shows ability, remove 'be able to'. If we use both "able to" and can together in sentence, the sentence becomes superfluous. .
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