V. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines
against which a blank is given. Identify the error and write it along with the
correction in the answer sheet. The first one has been done for you as an example.
Incorrect
Correct
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Lecture as the method of teaching is
the
as old as civilization. It is the very commonly
(a)
practiced and very widely used method. In much countries
(b)
a traditional and almost the only technique
(c)
employing was the formal lecture. The effective use of lecture (d)
required skillful preparation which is incomplete
(e)
until followed by questions and answers.
Answers
Answer:
In part [a], the use of the preposition 'in' is incorrect as the subject 'I' is going to pick the motorbike and not riding it. So, 'to' would be the correct replacement of 'in'.
In part [b], the use of the pronoun 'he' is incorrect as the sentence is in first person 'I' and not third person 'he'. Also, the passage has only a single character and that is 'I'. So, "I" should be the correct replacement of 'he'.
In part [c], the use of 'about' is incorrect. "About" should be replaced with 'for' as we 'search for something' and not 'search about something'.
In part [d], 'and' is incorrect. The correct replacement for 'and' would be 'but'. The use of 'but' helps explain the situation more clearly that even though a bank employee helped search for the key; the key was still not found.