Common Error Detection - Study Mode

[#221] The doctor said / that patient / should not have wasted / before coming for help.
Correct Answer

(B) that patient

Explanation

Solution: Change, patient → the patient Since, there is emphasis on the word patient.

[#222] In my youth / I used to / visit / Sharma's and Chawla's company.
Correct Answer

(D) Sharma's and Chawla's company

Explanation

Solution: The answer is Option D: Sharma's and Chawla's company . Here's why: When two people own a business together, and you want to show possession with an apostrophe, you only need to add the apostrophe and 's' ('s) to the last name. This indicates that they are jointly owning the company. So, the correct way to write it would be "Sharma and Chawla's company". If it was "Sharma's and Chawla's companies", it would mean they each own separate companies. The other options are grammatically correct in this sentence.

[#223] As he stood / below the shower / the sharp jets of / ice cold water revived his spirit.
Correct Answer

(D) ice cold water revived his spirit

Explanation

Solution: Change, spirit ==> spirits Normally, Spirit is noun which means soul or non physical part of a man or person (Sometimes, it also used as an adjective.). In other hand, Often Spirits is a person's mood or attitude. So, in above given sentence, revival of the mood of a person is quite suitable.

See these examples:
1. The warm weather lifted everyone's spirits.
2. He confessed in a spirit of self-respect.

[#224] Many a person / have lost / their life / and all property in the riots.
Correct Answer

(B) have lost

Explanation

Solution: Many a takes a singular noun, which is followed by a singular verb.

[#225] I have / two sister-in-laws / whose husbands / are all well settled.
Correct Answer

(B) two sister-in-laws

Explanation

Solution: Change, sister-in-laws → sisters-in-law. Plural of such compound words is formed by adding 's' in the first constituent of the compound word.