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Select the most appropriate replacement for 'are not beware of' in the sentence: 'Theyare not beware ofall the facts'.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the problematic phrase: 'are not beware of'. Step 2: Identify the grammatical error. 'Beware' is a verb meaning 'be careful of' or 'be warned'. It is usually used directly or in the imperative. The context here requires an adjective describing the state of knowing the facts, which is 'aware'. Step 3: The correct phrase is 'be aware of', using the adjective 'aware' after the linking verb 'are'. Step 4: Evaluate the given options. 'are not aware of' correctly uses the adjective 'aware' with the correct preposition 'of'. Step 5: The correct option is 'are not aware of'.
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Assess if any correction is needed for the phrase 'levelled against him' in the sentence: "All the allegations levelled against him were found to be baseless."
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Solution: Step 1: Examine the phrase 'levelled against him'. Step 2: Understand the verb 'to level' in this context. It means to make a serious accusation or criticism against someone. Step 3: Recall the correct idiomatic usage for making accusations: 'to level an allegation/charge against someone'. The preposition 'against' is the correct one to indicate the target of the accusation. Step 4: 'Levelled' is the past participle of 'level', correctly used here to modify 'allegations'. Step 5: Since the phrase is grammatically correct and uses the appropriate idiom, no correction is required for the sentence.
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Identify the grammatically incorrect segment in the sentence: 'Mangesh cannot be able to finish this work unless he takes the help of his colleagues.'
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Solution: Step 1: Examine the first part of the sentence: 'Mangesh cannot be able'. Step 2: The modal verb 'cannot' already expresses inability. Step 3: The phrase 'be able' also expresses ability. Using 'cannot' and 'be able' together creates redundancy (cannot = not able to). Step 4: The phrase should be either 'Mangesh cannot finish this work' or 'Mangesh will not be able to finish this work'. Step 5: Therefore, the error is in 'Mangesh cannot be able'.
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Identify the segment with a grammatical error in the given sentence.
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Solution: Step 1: Read the sentence: "Most of the members at the meeting felt that the group appointed for investigating the case were not competent to do the job efficiently." Step 2: Identify the subject of the verb "were not competent." The subject is "the group." Step 3: "Group" is a collective noun. When a collective noun refers to the group acting as a single, cohesive unit, it takes a singular verb. Step 4: In this sentence, "the group" is being judged as a single entity regarding its overall competence, not its individual members. Step 5: Therefore, the singular verb "was" should be used instead of the plural verb "were." Step 6: The error is in the segment "were not competent to do the job efficiently."
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Identify the grammatical error related to subject omission in the compound sentence.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the sentence: "He is not coming tomorrow as he is having a pain in the chest and has to see a doctor." Step 2: The sentence consists of multiple clauses connected by "as" and "and." Step 3: The segment "and has to see a doctor" is coordinated with the preceding clause. While it's common to omit a repeated subject in coordinated clauses (ellipsis), sometimes re-stating the subject improves clarity or emphasizes a separate action/obligation, especially in formal writing. Step 4: The provided solution, "and he has to see a doctor," suggests that explicitly including the subject 'he' is the preferred or more grammatically robust construction in this context to maintain clarity and strong parallelism for a distinct new action/necessity. Step 5: Therefore, the error, as per the given correction, is the implicit subject omission in the segment "and has to see a doctor."
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Find the grammatical error in the following sentence.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the subject 'Twice twelve' and its verb 'makes'. Step 2: When expressing mathematical operations, particularly multiplication or addition of distinct numbers, the plural form of the verb is typically used in formal grammar. Step 3: For example, 'Two and two make four' or 'Six times three are eighteen'. Step 4: 'Twice twelve' (2 x 12) results in 24, and the verb should reflect the plural nature of the operation or the components creating the sum. Step 5: Therefore, the verb should be 'make' (plural) instead of 'makes' (singular). Step 6: The error is in the word 'makes'.
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Select the most appropriate replacement for 'Technology must use to feed' in the sentence: 'Technologymust use to feedthe forces of change'.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the problematic phrase: 'Technology must use to feed'. Step 2: Identify the grammatical error. 'Technology' is the subject, but it is not performing the action of 'using'; rather, it is being 'used'. This indicates that the sentence requires a passive voice construction. Step 3: The passive structure with a modal verb is 'modal + be + past participle'. Step 4: Evaluate the given options. 'must be used to feed' correctly forms the passive voice. Step 5: The correct option is 'must be used to feed'.
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Choose the grammatically correct word to replace 'phenomenons' in the sentence: 'One of the most significantphenomenonsof our time has been the development of cinema'.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the problematic word: 'phenomenons'. Step 2: Identify the grammatical error. 'Phenomenon' is a singular noun of Greek origin. Its correct plural form is 'phenomena', not 'phenomenons'. Step 3: The rule for this type of noun is to change the '-on' ending to '-a' for the plural. Step 4: Evaluate the given options. 'phenomena' is the correct plural form. Step 5: The correct option is 'phenomena'.
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Assess if the underlined portion of the sentence requires any grammatical improvement: 'They are social insects, living in communities, regulated by definite laws, each member of society bearing well-defined and separate part in the work of a colony.'
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the main clause: 'They are social insects'. Step 2: Examine the subsequent phrases: 'living in communities' is a present participial phrase modifying 'insects'. This is grammatically correct. Step 3: 'regulated by definite laws' is a past participial phrase further modifying 'insects' or 'communities'. This is also grammatically correct. Step 4: 'each member of society bearing well-defined and separate part in the work of a colony' is an absolute phrase. An absolute phrase consists of a noun or pronoun and a participle (and often modifiers) and modifies the entire sentence, providing additional detail or explanation. This structure is grammatically valid. Step 5: Evaluate the options against the existing structure. The options present less grammatically sound or stylistically inferior alternatives (e.g., redundant relative clauses, incorrect subject-verb agreement). Step 6: The original sentence is a well-constructed sentence using various modifying phrases to provide rich description. Step 7: Therefore, 'No improvement' is the correct choice.
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Select the best option to replace the underlined segment 'are wide accepted' in the sentence: 'Because of his mastery in this field, his suggestionsare wide accepted.'
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Solution: Step 1: Identify the phrase 'are wide accepted'. Step 2: Recognize that 'accepted' is a verb (specifically, the past participle used in a passive voice construction 'are accepted'). Step 3: A word that modifies a verb must be an adverb. 'Wide' is an adjective. Step 4: The adverbial form of 'wide' is 'widely'. Step 5: Therefore, the correct phrase is 'are widely accepted'.
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Identify the part of the given sentence that contains an error in grammar or word usage, or select 'All correct' if there is no error.
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Solution: Step 1: Examine the sentence 'The non-availability of unprocessed natural resources in a country should not be the basic for rejecting that possibility of export industry.' part by part. Step 2: Analyze the phrase 'basic for rejecting that possibility of export industry'. Step 3: The word 'basic' is an adjective, but in this context, a noun is required to function as the foundation for rejecting the possibility. The correct word is 'basis'. Step 4: Therefore, the segment 'basicfor rejecting that possibility ofexportindustry' contains the error.
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Select the most suitable replacement for 'as he cleans' in the sentence: 'He found the gold coinas he cleansthe floor'.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the problematic phrase: 'as he cleans'. Step 2: Identify the grammatical error. The main verb 'found' is in the past tense, but 'cleans' is in the simple present tense, indicating a tense inconsistency. The action of finding happened concurrently with cleaning. Step 3: To show simultaneous actions in the past, either a past continuous tense ('while he was cleaning') or a participle phrase ('while cleaning') is appropriate. 'While cleaning' is more concise. Step 4: Evaluate the given options. 'while cleaning' correctly indicates a simultaneous action that occurred in the past. Step 5: The correct option is 'while cleaning'.
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Identify any grammatical error in the sentence: 'He being the eldest son, his father expects him to take care of several things besides his regular studies.'
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Solution: Step 1: Examine each part of the sentence for grammatical errors. Step 2: 'He being the eldest son' is a grammatically correct absolute phrase, functioning adverbially to explain the reason for the father's expectation. It can be rephrased as 'Since he is the eldest son...'. Step 3: 'his father expects him to take care of several things' is grammatically sound, using correct subject-verb agreement and verb complementation. Step 4: 'besides his regular studies' is also correctly used, meaning 'in addition to'. Step 5: No grammatical errors are found in any part of the sentence. Step 6: Therefore, the correct answer is 'No error.'.
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Identify the grammatically incorrect section of the sentence.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the introductory participial phrase 'While walking slowly in the park'. Step 2: For a participial phrase to be grammatically correct, its implied subject must be the same as the explicit subject of the main clause. Step 3: In this sentence, the subject of the main clause is 'a mad dog'. Step 4: This creates a dangling participle, as it incorrectly implies that 'a mad dog' was 'walking slowly in the park'. Step 5: To correct this, the subject of the action 'walking' must be explicitly stated in the introductory clause, such as 'While he was walking slowly in the park'. Step 6: The error is in the phrase 'While walking slowly in the park'.
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word to correct the sentence: "The prosecution failed_establish in every case today."
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the problematic phrase 'failed in establish'. Step 2: Identify 'establish' as a verb. When the verb 'fail' means to not succeed in doing something, it is typically followed by an infinitive phrase. Step 3: The correct grammatical pattern is 'fail to + base form of the verb'. Step 4: The original phrase incorrectly uses 'in' before 'establish'. The word 'to' is required to form the infinitive 'to establish'. Step 5: Therefore, the correct word to fill the blank is 'to', resulting in 'failed to establish'.
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Select the best phrase to replace 'to make both ends to meet' in the sentence: 'Their earnings are such that they find it difficultto make both ends to meet'.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the problematic phrase: 'to make both ends to meet'. Step 2: Identify the grammatical error. The phrase 'make both ends meet' is a fixed idiom meaning to earn just enough money to live. The addition of the second 'to' after 'ends' is superfluous and grammatically incorrect. Step 3: The correct idiomatic expression is 'to make both ends meet'. Step 4: Evaluate the given options. 'to make both ends meet' correctly uses the idiom. Step 5: The correct option is 'to make both ends meet'.
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Identify the incorrect phrase in the given sentence.
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Solution: Step 1: Read the sentence carefully: "It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost to defend the hardly-won freedom of the country." Step 2: Locate the phrase "hardly-won." Step 3: "Hardly" is an adverb meaning 'scarcely' or 'barely'. "Hard" can be an adjective meaning 'difficult' or an adverb meaning 'with great effort'. Step 4: Here, "won" is a past participle acting as part of a compound adjective. We need an adverb that modifies "won" to mean 'won with great effort'. Step 5: The correct compound adjective is "hard-won," meaning 'won with great difficulty or effort'. Step 6: Therefore, "hardly-won" is incorrect and should be "hard-won."
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Choose the best replacement for 'picked up a quarrel' in the sentence: 'Maria unnecessarilypicked upa quarrel with Rani and left the party hurried'.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the problematic phrase: 'picked up a quarrel'. Step 2: Identify the grammatical error or incorrect usage. The idiomatic expression is 'to pick a quarrel', meaning to intentionally start an argument. 'Pick up a quarrel' is not the correct idiom. Step 3: The correct idiomatic verb is 'picked'. Step 4: Evaluate the given options. 'picked' correctly forms the idiom 'picked a quarrel'. Step 5: The correct option is 'picked'.
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Identify the segment with an incorrect word order in the given sentence.
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Solution: Step 1: Examine the sentence: "Our conception of what should a science of mental life be has changed considerably since James' time." Step 2: Locate the clause "what should a science of mental life be." This clause functions as the object of the preposition "of," making it an embedded question or noun clause. Step 3: In embedded questions or noun clauses, the word order should be subject-verb, not the inverted verb-subject order typically found in direct questions. Step 4: The subject of this embedded clause is "a science of mental life," and the verb phrase is "should be." Step 5: Therefore, the correct order should be "what a science of mental life should be." Step 6: The error is in the segment "what should a science of mental life be."
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Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error, if any, in the following statement: 'Honesty and integrity are the qualities which cannot be done away with and hence assume a lot of importance.'
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the first part: 'Honesty and integrity are'. The plural subject ('Honesty and integrity') correctly agrees with the plural verb 'are'. Step 2: Analyze the second part: 'the qualities which cannot be'. 'Qualities' is a plural noun, correctly modified by 'which', and 'cannot be' is a correct modal verb phrase in passive voice. Step 3: Analyze the third part: 'done away with'. The phrasal verb 'do away with' (meaning abolish) is used correctly in the passive voice. Step 4: Analyze the fourth part: 'and hence assume a lot of importance.'. 'Assume' correctly agrees with the implicit plural subject (qualities) and the phrase 'a lot of importance' is correct. Step 5: As no grammatical errors are found in any part, the sentence is grammatically correct. Step 6: The correct answer is 'No error'.
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