Correct the Sentences with Answers

In each question below, Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The correct answer is provided for all questions.

1. Ritu was really annoyed as she had been waiting for me at the metro station for five o’clock.

Identify the incorrect segment:

  1. At the Metro station
  2. Had been waiting
  3. For five o’clock
  4. was annoyed

The answer is option 3. For five o’clock

Correct sentence:

Ritu was really annoyed as she had been waiting for me at the metro station since five o’clock.

2. One must not boast about their success

Identify the incorrect segment:

  1. One must
  2. about
  3. not boast
  4. their success.

The answer is option 4. their success

Correct Sentence:

One must not boast about one’s success

3. My Cousin, Jawahar visited me at home and asked me what I am reading.

Identify the incorrect segment:

  1. What I am reading
  2. and asked me
  3. visited me at home
  4. My cousin, Jawahar

The answer is option 1. What I am reading

Correct Sentence:

My Cousin, Jawahar visited me at home and asked me what I was reading.

4. I didn’t bought the book as I had no money

Identify the incorrect segment:

  1. as I had
  2. the book
  3. I didn’t bought
  4. no money

The answer is option 3. I didn’t bought

Correct Sentence:

I didn’t buy the book as I had no money

5. Which member of your family you respect the most?

Identify the incorrect segment:

  1. of your family
  2. you respect
  3. the most
  4. which member

The answer is Option 2. you respect

Correct Sentence:

Which member of your family do you respect the most?

6. A historian is one who study the meaning of documents written in the past

Identify the incorrect segment:

  1. In the Past
  2. Of documents written
  3. A historian is one
  4. Who study the meaning

The correct answer is option 4. Who study the meaning

Correct sentence:

A historian is one who studies the meaning of documents written in the past.

7. He went to work but returned back immediately.

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error

1. He went

2. To work

3. But returned back

4. Immediately

The correct answer is option 3. But returned back

Correct sentence:

He went to work but returned immediately.