2ND INNINGS EDUCATION

SELF PRACTICE MATERIAL

COMMON ERRORS (PRONOUN)
01. These books are Sanju’s (a)/ and your then (b)/ why Alok wanted (c)/ to take them.(d)/ No error (e)
02. Whatever is dull (a)/ cannot gain the confidence of (b)/ teachers because (c)/ no one loves dull student (d)/ No
error (e)
03. Once she asked her (a)/ teacher that what (b)/ happened when the English (c)/ left India forever.(d)/ No error (e)
04. Alok is the boy and (a)/ who reads his books (b)/ when we sleep (c)/ at night (d)/ No error (e)
05. When I saw a Baby (a)/ I was unable (b)/ to say whether (c)/ she was girl or not. (d)/ No error (e)
06. This note book is not yours (a)/ perhaps it is (b)/ her so you (c)/ should not take it (d)/ No error (e)
07. Who does not help Deepak (a)/and what goes (b)/wrong with him? We (c)/ are curious to know it (d)/ No error (e)
08. Herself is a teacher (a)/ but she does not (b)/ avail herself of the (c)/ chance to prosper. (d)/ No error (e)
09. Among the Boys and Girls (a)/ eight Boys love (b)/each other while two girls (c)/ hate each other (d)/ No error (e)
10. Sweta asked her brother (a)/ why could she not see (b)/ her to convince (c)/ her of the fact. (d)/ No error (e)
11. Only one of the Girls (a)/ that have secured (b)/first class she is both (c)/ laborious and intelligent (d)/ No error (e)
12. For those (a)/ who live by themselves, (b)/ television provides (c)/ a good company. (d)/ No error (e)
13. She was (a)/ the most unpleasant (b)/ person whom I had (c)/ ever met. (d)/ No error (e)
14. Unfortunately I cant’s (a)/ come to yours wedding (b)/ because my exams begin (c)/ on that day. (d). No error (e)
15. The shopkeeper said (a)/ the fault was (b)/ the manufactures (c)/ responsibility (d)/ No error (e)
16. Payal as well as her friends (a)/ absented themselves (b) from the class because (c)/ it was the day of Bihar-band’
(d)/ No error (e)
17. None of the two questions (a)/ is correct (b)/ so I am unable (c)/ to solve them properly (d)/ No error (e)
18. They who (a)/ live in glass houses (b)/ should not (c)/ throw stones on others. (d). No error (e)
19. He is one of (a)/ the best writers (b)/ that has written (c)/ on this subject (d)/ No error (e)
20. You and he (a)/ tried his best (b)/ to pass the examination (c)/ last year. (d)/ No error (e)
21. The financial adviser (a)/ and finance officer (b)/ has neglected (c)/ their work (d)/ No error (e)
22. We all (a)/ went to Delhi (b)/ but you, he and I committed (c)/ a blunder in the hotel. (d)/ No error (e)
23. You should (a)/ always avail (b)/ of this (c)/ golden opportunity (d)/ No error (e)
24. Everyone of them (a)/ received one’s prize (b)/ on the second (c)/ of this month.(d)/ No error (e)
25. She is always (a)/ eager to enjoy (b)/ to her heart’s content (c)/ in any party. (d)/ No error (e)
26. Any Boy who (a)/ refuses to do the job (b)/ will be beaten (c)/ black and blue (d)/ No error (e)
27. If Sarika is appointed (a)/ to the post of (b)/ stenographer, she will (c)/ acquit well.(d)/ No error (e)
28. The houses of (a)/ the rich are (b)/ larger than (c)/ that of the poor. (d)/ No error (e)
29. Neither the officer (a)/ nor the assistant (b)/ was able to (c)/ do their work. (d)/ No error (e)
30. This is the same (a)/ girl whom you (b)/ met yesterday (c)/ in the institute. (d)/ No error (e)
31. Each one of (a)/ us goes to (b)/ purchase items for (c)/ our own use.(d)/ No error (e)
32. The person which was (a)/ recommended for the position (b)/ did not fulfill (c)/ the prescribed qualifications. (d)/
No error (e)
33. Whenever you speak, (a)/ take care that (b)/ other are not hurt (c)/ by your words. (d)/ No error (e)
34. Whenever they go out (a)/ for shopping they (b)/ take his (c)/ pet dog with them.(d)/ No error (e)
35. What should we do (a)/ is a matter of (b)/ our own choice (c)/ and desire (d)/ No error (e)
36. I do not understand (a)/ what to make employees (b)/ so agitated on (c)/ such trivial issues (d). No error (e)
37. Why we do not (a)/ meet to discuss (b)/ this matter in detail (c)/ on Friday next ? (d)/ No error (e)
38. Anil was painter (a)/ whom we all thought (b)/ would get a contract (c)/ for that painting (d)/ No error (e)
39. What does matter (a)/ most is the behavior (b)/ and not (c)/ the polite conversation. (d)/ No error (e)
40. If all of you quarrel (a)/ among yourself (b)/ we shall not be able (c)/ to solve your problems.(d)/ No error (e)
41. The master (a)/ did not know (b)/ who of the servants (c)/ broke the jug (d)/ No error (e)
42. One of them (a)/ forgot to take (b)/ their bag (c)/ from the school (d) /No error (e)
43. Things will not (a)/ improve unless (b)/ you yourself (c)/ look into it.(d)/ No error (e)
44. This is one company who (a)/ not only sells its (b)/ services (d)/ No error (e)
45. Who of (a)/ the two (b)/ is joining (c)/ the team? (d)/ No error (e)
46. The boy whom you thought (a)/ was an angel (b)/ turns out to be a rogue. (c)/ No error (d)
47. Myself and Ramanujam (a)/ will take care of (b)/ the function (c)/ on Saturday. (d)/ No error (e)
48. I and sumesh will (a)/ proceed on journey tomorrow (b)/ as it is an auspicious day (c)/ according to my uncle (d)/
No error (e)

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49. On December 2, 1927(a)/ the Model a ford (b)/who (c)/ costs $385/ was introduced. (d)/ No error (e)
50. Laser beams can carry(a)/long distance signals in a way(b)/some what (c)/ similar to radio waves. (d)/ No error (e)
51. He is certainly a man (a)/ whom I know very well (b)/ is trust worthy beyond doubt (c)/ and meticulous in his
habits.(d)/ No error (e)
52. My father asked me (a)/ to go to the fair (b)/ and enjoy there. (c)/ No error (d)
53. He asked Anil (a)/ why your father (b)/ had lost his habits. (c)/ No error (d)
54. Who of (a)/ the servants (b)/ do you want? (c)/ No error (d)
55. He was the (a)/ man whom (b)/ they thought (c)/ should be the next mayor.(d). No error (e)
56. His salary (a)/ is lower (b)/ than a caretaker. (c)/ No error (d)
57. Every woman in the world (a)/ hoped (b)/ that they would be healthy.(c)/ No error (d)
58. If you absent from (a)/ college your name likely (b)/ to be struck off the rolls. (c)/ No error (d)
59. The boys (a)/ exerted a lot (b)/ at the time of examinations (c)/ No error (d)
60. One should make (a)/ his best efforts if (b)/ one wishes to achieve (c)/success in this organization (d)/No error (e)
61. It is a very vulgar mind(a)/ who would wish to (b)/ command where he can (c) have the service for the asking.(d)/
No error (e)
62. All of us enjoyed (a)/ heartily when we (b)/ went out on a (c)/ picnic with our teacher (d)/ No error (e)
63. The principal decided to (a)/ sanction any money (b)/ that was required for (c)/ completing the project. (d)/ No
error (e)
64. The working capacity of a man (a)/ can be measured with its potentiality (b)/ and attitude at the same time, (c)/ we
cannot ignore the importance of age. (d)/ No error (e)
65. As compared with (a)/ last year, the production (b)/ of this factory (c)/ is not satisfactory.(d)/ No error (e)
66. Before the competition began (a)/ I asked him whom (b)/ he thought was (c)/ going to win. (d)/ No error (e)
67. A woman came in (a)/ with a baby (b)/ whom she said (c)/ had just swallowed a safety pin. (d)/ No error (e)
68. They visited the place (a)/ because they wanted to see (b)/ themselves for the damage,(c)/ caused by the floods.
(d)/ No error (e)
69. If you inform me (a)/ of your’s arrival time (b)/ I shall come to (c)/ meet you at the airport. (d)/ No error (e)
70. In a democratic society each (a)/ voter has a (b)/ responsibility to cast their vote (c)/ in the election process. (d)/
No error (e)
71. All the parties (a)/ whose presidents were asked to resign (b)/ were involved in (c)/ anti-national activities. (d)/ No
error (e)
72. As there was no time (a)/ the remaining items (b)/ were deferred until (c)/ next meeting. (d)./ No error (e)
73. Neither he nor his brother(a)/ was informed about (b)/ the venue of the(c)/ meeting of our society.(d)/ No error (e)
74. Put you in my position (a)/ and you will realize (b)/ the problems faced (c)/ in my profession (d)/ No error (e)
75. Being a cold morning, (a)/ I decided not (b)/ to go for (c)/ morning walk. (d)/ No error (e)
76. The mother asked her (a)/ son if he had studied (b)/ when she went (c)/ for shopping yesterday. (d). No error (e)
77. Whenever the matter is (a)/ I shall do this work (b) because I have to expose (c)/ my working capacity at any cost.
(d)/ No error (e)
78. We think education, health (a)/ experience and those sorts of things (b)/ are generally the main benefits for (c)/
modern tour and travel. (d)/ No error (e)
79. After toiling very hard over a long (a)/ period project, my fried found (b)/ he had hardly made (c)/ no profit at all.
(d) No error (e)
80. My mother does not (a)/ like me sleeping (b)/ most of the time (c)/ in a twenty four hour. (d)/ No error (e)
81. The idea who shook (a)/ the whole world was (b)/ published one in (c)/ of his unknown journals. (d)/ No error (e)
82. It is said (a)/ by some persons (b)/ that one of the banks (c)/ could solve economics problem (d). No error (e)
83. Our soldiers (a)/ were trained well (b) than that (c)/ of enemies. (d)/ No error (e)
84. Sanjay is one (a)/ of the latest (b)/ additions to good drama (c)/ who appeared in recent times. (d)/ No error (e)
85. Sweta has such a fine (A)/ memory that she can (b)/ recollect anything what (c)/ happened many years ago. (d)/.
No error (e)
86. One of my good qualities (a)/ is that I don’t (b)/ take things like (c)/ this very seriously. (d)/ No error (e)
87. One of his greatest contributions (a)/ to social reform (b)/ was their movement for (c)/ eradication of child
marriages. (d)/ No error (e)
88. He who knows (a)/ all the pros and cons (b)/ of any problem (c)/ can build a lot of power. (d)/ No error (e)
89. Indian began (a)/ his nuclear energy (b)/ programmed during (c)/ the late fifties (d)/ No error (e)
90. Her mother promised to (a)/ give her anything what she (b)/ wants if she (c)/ passes in the examination (d)/ No
error (e)

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91. I was surprised (a)/ and pleased when I (b)/ was informed of me (c)/ winning the prize. (d)/ No error (e)
92. We do not know (a)/ whom we should blame (b)/ for all the lapses observed (c)/ in the procedure. (d)/ No error (e)
93. It is I who have (a)/ done this and (b)/ you may hold (c)/ me responsible for this.(d)/ No error (e)
94. Last summer (a)/ he went to his uncle’s village (b)/ and he enjoyed very much.(c)/ No error (e)
95. Both the Girls (a)/ helped one another (b)/ when both of them (c)/ were in difficulty (d)/ No error (e)
96. Which (a)/ determines a (b)/ good meal vertices (b)/ from country to country.(d)/ No error (e)
97. I keep myself (a)/ cool and never lose (b)/ my temper (c)/ even when provoked (d)/ No error (e)
98. There is no definite rule (a)/ regarding the length of the précis (b)/ with relation to that of the original passage (c)/
No error (d)
99. There is no book in Tamil language (a) which is as interesting (b)/ as this (c)/ No error (d)
100. He is the man (a)/ who I know (b)/ has helped my son (c)/ in the final examination (d)/ No error (e)

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ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION
1 (b) Replace your by ‘yours’.
2 (a) Replace whatever by ‘whoever’.
3 (b) Remove ‘that’. Ask never takes ‘that’.
4 (a) Remove ‘and’. Who never takes ‘and’.
5 (d) Replace she by ‘it’. Baby takes ‘it’.
6 (c) Replace her by ‘hers’. We should use here possessive pronoun.
7 (e) No Error.
8 (a) Replace herself by ‘she’. Myself is Ramesh from Delhi. (wrong) I myself Ramesh from Delhi. (correct)
9 (c) Replace each other by ‘one another’. ‘Each other’ is used for two persons whereas ‘One another’ is used for more
than two persons showing mutual relations.
10 (b) Replace why could she not by ‘why she could not’.
11 (c) Remove “she’.
12 (e) No Error.
13 (e) No Error.
14 (b) Replace yours wedding by ‘your wedding’.
15 (c) Replace manufactures by manufacture’s.
16 (b) Replace absented themselves by ‘absented herself’.
17( a) Replace none by ‘neither’. Neither and Either are used for two persons/things only whereas None is used for more
than two persons or things.
18 (a) Replace they who by ‘those who’.
19 (c) Replace that has by ‘that have’.
20 (b) Replace this by ‘their’.
21 (d) Replace their by ‘his/her’.
22 (c) Replace you, he and I by ‘I, you and he’.(for acceptance of guilt)
23 (b) Add ‘yourself’ after avail.
24 (b) Replace ones by ‘his’.
25 (b) Add ‘herself’ after enjoy.
26 (a) Replace who by ‘that’.The some, the little, the few, anything, nothing, any –– does not take who/which.
27 (d) Replace acquit well by ‘acquit herself’.
Avail, Reconcile, Avenge, Revenge and Acquit – takes a Reflexive Pronoun.
28 (d) Replace that by ‘those’.
29 (d) Replace their by ‘his’.
30 (b) Replace whom by ‘that’.
31 (d) Replace our own by ‘his own’.
32 (a) Replace which by ‘who’.
33 (c) Replace other by ‘others’.
34 (c) Replace his by ‘their’.
35 (a) Replace what should we by ‘what we should’.
36 (b) Replace what to makes by ‘what makes’.
37 (a) Replace why we do not by ‘why do we not’. Here sentence is Interrogative.
38 (b) Replace whom by ‘who’.
39 (a) Replace what does matter by ‘what matters’.
40 (b) Replace yourself by ‘yourselves’.
41 (c) Replace who by ‘which’.
42 (c) Replace their by ‘his’.
43 (d) Replace it by ‘them’.
44 (a) Replace who by ‘which’.
45 (a) Replace who by ‘which’.
46 (a) Replace whom by ‘who’.
47 (a) Replace muself by ‘I’.
48 (a) Replace I and Sumesh by ‘Sumesh and I’.
49 (c) Replace who by ‘which’.
50 (d) Replace Radio waves by ‘Radio waves do’.
51 (b) Replace whom by ‘who’,

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52 (c) Add ‘myself’ after enjoy.
53 (b) Replace your father by ‘his father’.
54 (a) Replace who by ‘which’.
55 (b) Replace whom by ‘who’.
56 (c) Replace than a by ‘than that of a’.
57 (c) Replace they by ‘she’.
58 (a) Add ‘yourself’after absent.
59 (b) Add ‘themselves’ after exerted.
60 (b) Replace his by one’s.
61 (b) Replace who by ‘which’.
62 (a) Add ‘ourselves’ after enjoy.
63 (b) Replace any by ‘some’.
64 (b) Replace it by ‘his’.
65 (b) Replace last year by ‘that of last year’.
66 (b) Replace whom by ‘who’.
67 (c) Replace whom by ‘who’.
68 (e) No Error.
69 (b) Replace your’s by ‘your’.
70 (c) Replace their by ‘his’.
71 (e) No Error.
72 (e) No Error.
73 (e) No Error.
74 (a) Replace put you by ‘put yourself’.
75 (a) Add ‘it’ before being.
76 (e) No Error.
77 (a) Replace whenever by ‘whatever’.
78 (e) No Error.
79 (d) Replace No profit by ‘Any profit’.
80 (b) Replace me sleeping by ‘my sleeping’,
81 (a) Replace who by ‘that’.
82 (e) No Error.
83 (c) Replace than that by ‘than those’.
84 (d) Replace who by ‘that’.
85 (c) Replace what by ‘that’.
86 (e) No Error.
87 (c) Replace their by ‘his’.
88 (a) Replace he who knows by ‘one who knows’.
89 (b) Replace his nuclear by ‘its nuclear’.
90 (b) Replace anything by ‘something’.
91 (c) Replace me winning by ‘my winning’.
92 (e) No Error.
93 (e) No Error.
94 (c) Add ‘himself’ after enjoy.
95 (b) Replace one another by ‘each other’.
96 (a) Replace which by ‘that’.
97 (a) Remove ‘myself’.
98 (e) No Error.
99 (a) Replace No book by ‘No other book’.
100 (e) No Error.

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