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Sentence Correction Questions Format
The format of Sentence Correction questions goes like this:
- Candidates are given a sentence, a part of which is highlighted in bold.
- 3 or 4 options are given from which candidates need to select the option that best goes with the sentence, in place of the highlighted text.
- There might be questions when sentences have no error or require no correction; in that case, candidates need to select the option that says ‘No error’ ‘no improvement required’.
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Rules To Solve Sentence Corrections Questions
Rule 1: The articles a/an or the are not used with words such as (kind of, sort of, type of, etc)
Example:
Incorrect – What type of the books you like to read?
Correct – What type of books do you like to read?
Incorrect – What sort of an insect is that?
Correct – What sort of insect is that?
Rule 2: Sentences with words ‘each of’ ‘one of’ ‘none of’ is always followed by a plural form of the noun.
Examples:
Incorrect: Each of the player performed well in the match.
Correct – Each of the players performed well in the match.
Incorrect – None of the student scored above 90% in boards.
Correct – None of the students scored above 90 % in boards.
Rule 3: The collective noun takes a plural verb when not used as a single unit.
Example:
Incorrect: The resources was divided based on its expertise
Correct: The resources were divided based on their expertise.
Rule 4: Use Present Continuous tense rather than simple present tense, when the recurring action is problematic.
Example:
Incorrect: She always hits me without any reason
Correct: She is always hitting me without any reason
Rule 5: If, in a sentence, two action clauses are to take place in the future, use simple present tense for conditional clause and simple future tense for the other clause.
Example:
Incorrect: The moment she will enter the room, we will start singing the birthday song
Correct: The moment she enters the room we will start singing the birthday song.
Rule 6: For impossible past conditions, use past perfect and for its likely results use Would+Have+ 3 form of Verb. Past perfect is used for impossible past conditions.
Example:
Incorrect: If Jacob would have called me. I would have picked him up from the airport.
Correct: If Jacob had called me, I would have picked him up from the airport.