Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: Grammar, Exercise 9: Exercise 9

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence has been underlined. From the given options, choose the correct alternative to the underlined part. 

A committee comprising eminent experts from various fields were setting up.

The sentence has three parts broken into (a), (b) and (c) options. Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error. If you find an error in any one of the parts indicate your response by marking the option related to that part. If the sentence has no error, indicate this by marking option (d) which stands for 'no error'. Errors may belong to grammar usage or idioms. Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.

The sentence given below has three parts numbered as (A),(B) and (C). Read the sentence to find any error in the given sentence. In case of no error, select "No Error"  or (D) as your answer.

No news (A)/ are (B)/ good news. (C)/ No Error (D).

Directions: In the question given below, a sentence with a blank is given. Choose the alternative that completes the sentence grammatically and contextually.

Neither the students nor the teacher _____ able to complete the course in time.

Find out the error in the following sentence:

Neither the employees nor the manager come on time.

Find out the error in the following sentence:

Either he or his mom cook dinner.

Find out the error in the following sentence:

Not only that girl but also her friends comes on every Sunday.

Find out the error in the following sentence:

Neither she nor we takes the decision.