Spotting The Error Quiz Topic-Pronoun Quiz-I

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1. (a) Unless two or more members object/ (b) to him joining the club, we shall have
to/ (c) accept his application for membership./ (d) No error.

(b) Before noun 'Joining' use Possesive adjective 'his' So HIS JOINING.

2. (a) I was surprised and pleased (b)/ when I was informed of me (c) winning the
contest./ (d) No error.

(b) same logic use Possesive adjective before 'Winning'. So MY WINNING.



3. (a) Our dog may look/ (b) fierce but/ (c) that wouldn’t hurt a fly./ (d) No error.

(c) for Dog pronoun must be 'IT' in place of that.

4. (a) No one can/ (b) challenge destiny,/ (c)isn’t it?/ (d) No error.
(c) ISN'T is wrong. It will be CAN THEY.

5. (a) All the doubts are cleared/ (b) between/ (c) you and I./ (d) No error.
(c)BETWEEN...AND takes objective form..so here use you and me.

Let, like, between, but, except  and after prepositions we use Objective Case of pronoun.
 Ex: 
1. Let me do this work.
2. There is no problem between she and I. (×)
There is no problem between her and me. ()
3. Everybody but him was present for the meeting. ()
4. He laughed at I. (×)
He laughed at me. ()
5. Everyone attended the party except he. (×)
Everyone attended the party except him. ()

6. (a) The front page story was about a school girl/ (b) that had hurt herself/ (c) while
saving a child in an accident./ (d) No error.


(b) Antecedent of THAT is A SCHOOL GIRL. So Relative Pronoun Must be WHO.

7. (a) The last thing that the fond mother/ (b) gave her only son/ (c) was his blessing./ (d)
No error.
(c)For MOTHER Possesive pronoun will be her....So HER BLESSING.

8. (a) It is not/ (b) I who is/ (c) to blame./ (d) No error.
(b) VERB MUST BE ACCORDING TO ANTECEDENT OF RELATIVE PRONOUN . So here IS>>AM.

9. (a) I shall avail of/ (b) this opportunity/ (c) to meet you there./ (d) No error.
(a) We use reflexive pronoun after AVAIL so according to I use MYSELF After AVAIL.


‘Acquit (प्रशंसाजनक व्‍यवहार करना), avail (लाभ उठाना), reconcile (बेमन से ही सही पर स्‍वीकार कर लेना), amuse (मनाेरंजन करना), resign (हथियार डाल देना), avenge (बदला लेना), exert (काफी मेहनत करना), apply (ध्‍यान लगाना), adapt (ढालना ), adjust, pride, absent ,एवं enjoy के बाद reflexive pronoun का प्रयाेग करें ।
Ex: 1. The officers acquitted themselves well during the crisis.
2. She has reconciled herself to the demands of her in-laws.
3. The students exert themselves a lot at the time of examination.
4. You will have to apply yourself to this task whole-heartedly.
5. I pride myself on being able to work smoothly under pressure too.
6. You should avail yourself of this opportunity.





See These sentences also...
1. They enjoyed the party. ( does not need reflexive pronoun )
2. They enjoyed during vacation. (Use ‘themselves’ after 'enjoyed’ )

If there is object after 'enjoy' then do not use reflexive pronoun but if there is not object after 'enjoy' then use reflexive pronoun.



He was absent. (correct)
He absented himself. (correct)
If absent is used as a verb then only use reflexive pronoun.

10. (a) Put you in my position/ (b) and you will realise/ (c) the problems faced in my
profession./ (d) No error.

(a) It will be PUT YOURSELF.

11. (a) Each of them/ (b) has to understand/ (c) their responsibility/ (d) No error.
(c) Due to use of EACH. Verb will be singular and pronoun will be by default HIS. So HIS RESPONSIBILITY.

12. (a) We are proud to announce/ (b) that every one of us have earned/ (c) a good name./
(d) No error.
(b) Singular verb will will be used with EVERYONE so HAVE>>HAS.

13. (a) Here is/ (b) the man whom I think/ (c) committed the crime./ (d) No error.
(b) The Man is a Subject so relative pronoun will be WHO.  Not WHOM Sub is THE MAN(Antecedent of Relative pronoun)

14. (a) He took/ (b) his younger sister/ (c) with himself./ (d) No error.
(c) HIM ONLY.

15. (a) The company is in debt/ (b) and has been unable/ (c) to pay their employees’
salaries/ (d) for the past six months./ (e) No error.(c) ITS COMPANY. as company is singular and according to this relative pronoun will be ITS.

16. (a) The company has appointed/ (b) consultants to help them/ (c) increase its
revenue and/ (d) improve its financial position./ (e) No error.
(b) Campany is singular so use IT instead of THEM.

17. (a) You cannot change/ (b) people, but you/ (c) can definitely/ (d) change own./ (e)
No error.
(d) OWN>>YOURSELF.

18. (a) Governments and business houses must reduce/ (b) its own energy use/ (c) and
promote conservation/ (d) to their citizens and employees./ (e) No error.
(b) two subjects are there so ITS>>THEIR

19. (a) Even those which/ (b) have no previous/ (c) work experience have/ (d) applied
for this job./ (e) No error.
(a) use WHO in place of WHICH.

20. (a) He talked on the phone/ (b) for hours together/ (c) who really irritated/ (d) his parents a lot./ (e) No error.
(c) For Process of talking on phone relative pronoun will be WHICH instead of WHO.

21. (a) Instead of laying off/ (b) the workers, the company/ (c) decided to ask them/ (d)
to avail voluntary retirement./ (e) No error.
(d) Avail always used in structure as "AVAIL THEMSELF OF'

22. (a) The two sisters shouted/ (b) at one another/ (c) in public./ (d) No error.
(b) replace one another>>Each other becoz FOR TWO>>EACH OTHER AND MORE THAN TWO>>ONE ANOTHER.

23. (a) We must supplement/ (b) our diet with vitamins and minerals/ (c) in order to
keep/ (d) oneself fit.
(b) REMOVE ONESELF. Reflexive pronoun is used according to subject but
Keep, stop, turn, qualify, bathe, move, rest and hide, we dont use reflexive pronoun
Ex.
You should keep yourself away from bad boys. (Remove ‘yourself’ ).
He hid himself in the room. (Remove ‘himself’ ).

24. (a) Mrs. Pratap, being a good teacher/ (b) she is selected/ (c) for the National Award./
(d) No error
(b) We cant use noun(Mrs. Pratap) and Pronoun(She) in a Sentence. SO REMOVE SHE.

25. (a) The poor man/ (b) poisoned him/ (c) and his own children./ (d) No error.
(b) USE HIM>>HIMSELF.

26. (a) It was in 2006/ (b) that we first flew/ (c) to the United States./ (d) No error.
(b) THAT>>WHEN becoz 2006 is denoting time.

27. (a) I was driving under the bridge/ (b) as a football/ (c) hit my window./ (d) No error.
(b) replace AS with WHEN.

28. (a) Many a student/ (b) have passed/ (c) the I.I.T. examination./ (d) No error.
(b) Subject 'MANY A' So verb will be singular HAS.

29. (a) It was me who was/ (b) responsible for/ (c) making all the arrangements for the
successful completion of his studies./ (d) No error.
(a) Here Subject is I...So IT WAS I WHO WAS. And verb after WHO will be according to subject.

30. (a) I wonder/ (b) why are you tinkering with the wire./ (c) You might get a shock./
(d) No error.
(b) HERE SENTENCE IS NOT INTERROGATIVE SO AFTER RELATIVE PRONOUN MAKE SIMPLE SENTENCE SO 'WHY YOU ARE'.

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