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Q: Pakistan's political crisis deepened on Thursday, with a defiant Nawaz Sharif rebuffing the ruling PPP government's offers for talks as police lathi-charged activists and detained politicians and lawyers which demanded the immediate reinstatement of the sacked judges.

It should read who demanded.The relative pronoun refers to politicians and lawyers, who are people, so it must be who, not which or that in this context. The tense stays simple past to match the rest of the report.

Q: The Dwarka Police station is larger than usual for a police station, with a recreation room for policemen and a waiting room for visitors

It should read is usual.Than introduces a clause here, and a clause needs a verb: larger than is usual for a police station. Without it the comparison has nothing to attach to.

Q: Had the minister's party not been seen as a Communist party, he would have easily won the elections.

It should read the minister could have easily won the elections.The subject of the main clause must be named, since he has no antecedent - the party, not the minister, is what the if-clause is about. Could have won also fits a statement about capability better than would have won.

Q: The increase in the number of crimes in Gurgaon indicate the poor law and order situation there and therefore that the citizens need to be vigilant.

It should read indicates the poor law and order situation there and therefore.The subject is the increase, which is singular, so the verb is indicates - the plural crimes in between is only part of a prepositional phrase. The second that is redundant once therefore has been used.

Q: Select the grammatically correct sentence: 1. Due to want of rain the wells have gone dry. 2. Because of want of rain the wells have gone dry. 3. For want of rain the wells have gone dry. 4. Owing to want of rain the wells have gone dry.

It is sentence 3.For want of is the fixed idiom meaning because of a lack - for want of a nail the shoe was lost. Due to, because of and owing to all mean because of, but none of them takes want in this bare form.

Q: Select the grammatically correct sentence: 1. Many problems are staring at my face. 2. Many problems are staring in my face. 3. Many problems are staring me into my face. 4. Many problems are staring me in my face.

It is sentence 4.Stare someone in the face is the idiom, and it takes a personal object followed by in. Staring at my face or in my face describes where the eyes are pointed, not the idiom about an obvious fact.

Q: He insisted on his orders being carried out with the letter.

It should read to the letter.To the letter means exactly as instructed, down to the last detail. The preposition is fixed; with, by and for do not carry the sense.

Q: He does not smoke, nor he drinks.

It should read nor does he drink.Nor requires inversion of subject and auxiliary, exactly as neither does. Without the inversion the clause reads as a plain statement and the nor has nothing to do.

Q: He is hand and glove with my cousin for this new factory project.

It should read hand in glove.Hand in glove means in close and usually improper collaboration - the image is of a hand fitting a glove exactly. No other preposition is used with it.

Q: Select the grammatically correct sentence: 1. As one of his arms was amputated on account of an accident, the company will compensate the loss to him. 2. As one of his arms was amputated on account of an accident, the company will compensate him for the loss. 3. As one of his arms was amputated on account of an accident, the company will compensate him in the loss. 4. As one of his arms was amputated on account of an accident, the company will compensate his loss.

It is sentence 2.Compensate takes a person as its object and for before the thing lost - compensate him for the loss. Compensating a loss to someone reverses the pattern.

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Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?

Pakistan's political crisis deepened on Thursday, with a defiant Nawaz Sharif rebuffing the ruling PPP government's offers for talks as police lathi-charged activists and detained politicians and lawyers which demanded the immediate reinstatement of the sacked judges.

A.which demanded
B.who demanded
C.that demanded
D.who have demanded
E.who would demand

Answer: B

It should read who demanded.

The relative pronoun refers to politicians and lawyers, who are people, so it must be who, not which or that in this context. The tense stays simple past to match the rest of the report.

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The Dwarka Police station is larger than usual for a police station, with a recreation room for policemen and a waiting room for visitors

A.usual
B.being usual
C.to be usual
D.is usual
E.usually

Answer: D

It should read is usual.

Than introduces a clause here, and a clause needs a verb: larger than is usual for a police station. Without it the comparison has nothing to attach to.

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Had the minister's party not been seen as a Communist party, he would have easily won the elections.

A.Had the minister’s party not been seen as a Communist party, all of those would have easily won
B.Had the minister’s party not been seen as a Communist party, they would have easily won theelections
C.Had the minister’s party not been seen as a Communist party, he could easily have won theelections
D.Had the minister’s party not been seen as a Communist party, the minister could easily havewon the elections
E.Had the minister’s party not been seen as a Communist party, the minister could have easilywon the elections

Answer: E

It should read the minister could have easily won the elections.

The subject of the main clause must be named, since he has no antecedent - the party, not the minister, is what the if-clause is about. Could have won also fits a statement about capability better than would have won.

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The increase in the number of crimes in Gurgaon indicate the poor law and order situation there and therefore that the citizens need to be vigilant.

A.indicate the poor law and order situation there and therefore that
B.indicate the poor law and order situation there and therefore
C.that indicate the poor law and order situation there and therefore
D.indicates the poor law and order situation there and therefore
E.indicates the poor law and order situation there and therefore that

Answer: D

It should read indicates the poor law and order situation there and therefore.

The subject is the increase, which is singular, so the verb is indicates - the plural crimes in between is only part of a prepositional phrase. The second that is redundant once therefore has been used.

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Select the grammatically correct sentence:
1. Due to want of rain the wells have gone dry.
2. Because of want of rain the wells have gone dry.
3. For want of rain the wells have gone dry.
4. Owing to want of rain the wells have gone dry.

Answer: C

It is sentence 3.

For want of is the fixed idiom meaning because of a lack - for want of a nail the shoe was lost. Due to, because of and owing to all mean because of, but none of them takes want in this bare form.

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Select the grammatically correct sentence:
1. Many problems are staring at my face.
2. Many problems are staring in my face.
3. Many problems are staring me into my face.
4. Many problems are staring me in my face.

Answer: D

It is sentence 4.

Stare someone in the face is the idiom, and it takes a personal object followed by in. Staring at my face or in my face describes where the eyes are pointed, not the idiom about an obvious fact.

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He insisted on his orders being carried out with the letter.

A.for the letter
B.by the letter
C.to the letter
D.No correction required

Answer: C

It should read to the letter.

To the letter means exactly as instructed, down to the last detail. The preposition is fixed; with, by and for do not carry the sense.

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He does not smoke, nor he drinks.

A.nor he does drink
B.neither he does drink
C.nor does he drink
D.No improvement required.

Answer: C

It should read nor does he drink.

Nor requires inversion of subject and auxiliary, exactly as neither does. Without the inversion the clause reads as a plain statement and the nor has nothing to do.

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He is hand and glove with my cousin for this new factory project.

A.hand on glove
B.hand with glove
C.hand in glove
D.No correction required

Answer: C

It should read hand in glove.

Hand in glove means in close and usually improper collaboration - the image is of a hand fitting a glove exactly. No other preposition is used with it.

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Select the grammatically correct sentence:
1. As one of his arms was amputated on account of an accident, the company will compensate the loss to him.
2. As one of his arms was amputated on account of an accident, the company will compensate him for the loss.
3. As one of his arms was amputated on account of an accident, the company will compensate him in the loss.
4. As one of his arms was amputated on account of an accident, the company will compensate his loss.

Answer: B

It is sentence 2.

Compensate takes a person as its object and for before the thing lost - compensate him for the loss. Compensating a loss to someone reverses the pattern.

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