ANSWERS TO SENTENCE CORRECTION EXERCISES

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1. If his aim is to (A) / buy a house in the (B) / next three years, he (C) / should start immediate saving. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)
2. Can you explain why (A) / you were late this morning (B) / when we had to make (C) / such an important presentation ? (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
3. Their company is going to incur (A) / heavy losses this year because (B) / of the big discounts they (C) / offers to customers. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)
4. The main advantage of (A) / investing such schemes (B) / is that you will not (C) / have to pay any taxes. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
5. The final decision can (A) / be taken only after (B) / we consider all (C) / the panel suggestions. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
6. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board is (A) / the government body who (B) / regulates investment received (C) / by Indian factories from foreign countries. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
7. Our company was recently (A) / award the contract (B) / to construct two major (C) / bridges in the state. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
8. That customer has (A) / written a letter (B) / thanks the manager (C) / for her timely help. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
9. Accordingly the circular (A) / that was issued yesterday RBI (B) / has raised the rate at (C) / which it lends to banks. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
10. A large number of policy (A) / have lapsed because many (B) / people have not paid (C) / their instalments on time. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

11. In order to (A) / attract tourists many (B) / hotels have been offered (C) / attractive deals and discounts. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
12. The Board is likely (A) / to take its time (B) / to examine the facts (C) / before giving their decision. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)
13. How can we open (A) / these branches on time (B) / if we have not (C) / yet obtained the licences ? (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
14. One of the disadvantage (A) / of fixed deposit schemes (B) / is that banks offer (C) / low rates of interest. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)
15. According to experts, it is (A) / necessarily for you to save (B) / and invest at least twenty-five (C) / percent of your monthly income. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)
16. The manager has not (A) / yet replied to the (B) / customer letter asking (C) / about her loan application. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
17. While the formation of RBI (A) / was approved in March, 1934 (B) / it was inaugurated (C) / only in April 1, 1935. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)
18. The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority has (A) / asked all insurance (B) / companies submitting their (C) / balance sheets by June. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
19. Arun’s father has been ill (A) / since last year and Arun (B) / has spend his entire (C) / savings on his treatment. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
20. There are a large number (A) / of Chinese workers which (B) / are employed by (C) / software companies in India. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)