VERB BY RAVI SIR (PGDM-HR, MA-ENG)

Type-1
1. The prince has been slayed by his rival.
(a) has slew (b) will slew
(c) has slain (d) lead ways
2. Such discrepancies can be founded in the work culture of other countries .
(a) could have been founded
(b) can be found
(c) could be founded
(d) No improvement
3. Ravi Prajapati Sir’s speech was broadcasted over the radio last Thursday .
(a) was broadcast
(b) had been broadcast
(c) has been broadcast
(d) No improvement
4. After the heavy rains last week, the water in the lake raised another two feet.
(a) would raise another two feet
(b) raise another two feet
(c) rose another two feet
(d) No improvement
5. Ravi Prajapati throwed it out of the window.
(a) threw (b) throw
(c) thrown (d) No improvement
6. The inflation rate raise to ten percent last month .
(a) rose (b) rise
(c) raised (d) No improvement
7. The dog bite him.
(a) beat him (b) bit him
(c) bitten him (d) No improvement
8. Ravi Prajapati sir who teaches english lay on the grass enjoying the sunshine.
(a) laid (b) lied
(c) led (d) No improvement

Type-2

1. He like (a) you are very (b) clever. (c) no error (d)
2. Computer and (a)/ telecommunication has developed (a)/ information technology. (c)/ No error (d)
3. Every man and woman in a family (a)/ are responsible for (b)/ the upbringing of a child. (c)/ No error (d)
4. Either Ravi sir or Sita (a)/ have the key to (b)/ this problem. (c)/ No error (d)
5. The number of tourists (a)/ are expected to rise from four to ten percent (b)/ in the next ten years. (c)/ No error
(d)
6. Ravi sir says that one (a)/ of the most widely spread bad (b)/ habits are the use of tobacco. (c)/ No error (d)
7. From Patna, the Rajdhani Express (a)/ don't go straight (b)/ to New Delhi. (c)/ No error (d)
8. The number of people applying (a)/ were so large that the college had to (b)/ stop issuing application forms.
(c)/ No error (d)
9. The proposal will be passed (a)/ with a comfortable majority if all (b)/ the members of his group favours it.
(c)/ No error (d)

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10. Motivating employees with (a)/ traditional authority and financial (b)/ incentives has become increasing
difficult. (c)/ No error (d)
11. He is one of the best novelists (a)/ that has ever lived. (b)/ Do you agree? (c)/ No error (d)
12. We are happy that (a)/ our Prime Minister with the members (b)/ of his cabinet are to be present at the
function. (c)/ No error (d)
13. This project which is funded (a)/ by the United Nations has helped over four (b)/ lakh Indians to overcome
poverty. (c)/ No error (d)
14. As per the revised rules, (a)/ refusing to accept soiled and torn notes are (b)/ a cognizable offence. (c)/ No
error (d)
15. The report is candid in admitting (a)/ that the investment by the government (b)/ in health and family planning
have been eroded considerably. (c)/ No error (d)
16. It is I who has done this (a)/ and I will not (b)/ hesitate to admit it. (c)/ No error (d)
17. Silver as well as cotton (a)/ have fallen considerably (b)/ in prices in recent day. (c)/ No error (d)
18. Ravi Prajapati sir who teaches (a) English to many students are (b) respected by his colleagues. (c) no error
(d)
19. One of the five boys of his group (a)/ were absent due to sickness (b)/ but the other four were present. (c)/ No
error (d)
20. Sita always takes (a)/ her umbrella with (b)/ her when she go to the office. (c)/ No error (d)
21. While the guests were busy in (a). talking, the host were (b)/ making arrangements. (c)/ No error (d)
22. When a student does not have confidence, (a)/ he feel insecure (b)/ about every subject. (c)/ No error (d)
23. A ray of light passing through (a)/ the centre of a thin lens keep (b)/ its original direction. (c)/ No error (d)
24. Does books for children (a)/ use shorter sentences (b)/ than those for adults/ (c)/ No error (d)
25. The average age at which (a)/ people begin to need eye glasses (b)/ vary considerably. (c)/ No error (d)
26. Not only he but (a)/ also his sons were blamed for the (b)/ act and rightly so. (c)/ No error (d)
27. Neither Ravi sir (a)/ nor Sita were to take to his heels (b)/ when they saw a cobra at the gate. (c)/ No error (d)
28. Have either of the two candidates been (a)/ selected for the post of Branch Manager (b)/ in the Indian Bank?
(c)/ No error (d)
29. None of the seven players (a)/ who have been given a change (b)/ to join this team play confidently. (c)/ No
error (d)
30. What she says (a)/ and what she does is incomprehensible (b)/ to an ordinary mind like yours. (c)/ No error
(d)
31. Where he went (a)/ and where he left his purse is not known to us; so it (b)/ is of no use being worried about
him. (c)/ No error (d)
32. Nobody else but these beautiful young women have (a)/ played a prank on you, but (b) it is pitiable that you
don't understand it. (c)/ No error (d)
33. Two miles beyond (a)/ that pasture was seen hundred (b)/ of cattle including some cows. (c)/ No error (d)
34. More than one successful candidates (a)/ has taken the interview for one of the popular magazines (b)/ being
published from India. (c)/ No error (d)
35. Along the northern frontier (a)/ of India is seen the Himalayas mighty (b)/ in their splendour. (c)/ No error (d)
36. The publisher says that (a)/ there is many important details to attend (b)/ before this book gets printed. (c)/ No
error (d)
37. His politics is not good, (a)/ so we have suggested him that (b)/ he should read Gandhi, Nehru and Karl Marx
(c)/ No error (d)
38. Just outside the hotel is (a)/ three bars extremely beautiful (b)/ as well as crowded (c)/ No error (d)
39. We should not forget that (a)/ we have right to criticise but at the same time (b)/ each of us have to remember
the duty also. (c)/ No error (d)

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40. His pugnacious daughter always do something that (a)/ may incur insult on her neighbours (b)/ who hold a
wrong opinion about his family. (c)/ No error (d)
41. You and they asks most of the difficult questions (a)/ that are imperative (b)/ to the forthcoming examination.
(c)/ No error (d)
42. Each boy, girl, man and woman (a)/ including several social organization (b)/ uproar at the irregularity. (c)/
No error (d)
43. The water of several rivers of our state (a)/ contain harmful bacteria (b)/ thus we cannot drink it. (c)/ No error
(d)
44. Neither of the servants (a)/ come regularly, so (b)/ we have decided to hire a new one. (c)/ No error (d)
45. The electorate of our country (a)/ never allows the politicians to be absolute and (b)/ disrespectful to the
people. (c)/ No error (d)
46. Twenty miles (a)/ are a long way (b)/ to walk. (c)/ No error (d)
47. Neither my mother nor my sister (a)/ were able to help me (b)/ in my work. (c)/ No error (d)
48. If Ravi Prajapati sir’s mother (a)/ approve, (b)/ I will go to Delhi. (c)/ No error (d)
49. You and I has known (a) each other (b)/ since the time we were in Delhi . (c)/ No error (d)
50. The climate (a)/ of this place (b)/ do not suit me. (c)/ No error (d)

Type
1. Ravi sir told me that he would mind to stand and eating the lunch .
(a) to stand and eat
(b) standing and eating
(c) standing and eat
(d) No Correction required
2. He enjoys to tell stories to children.
(a) how to tell stories (b) telling stories
(c) to narrate stories (d) No improvement
3. Sri Pashupatinath is a worth seeing temple in Kathmandu.
(a) a temple worth seeing
(b) a temple to see it see worth
(c) one of the worth seeing temples
(d) No improvement
4. there was no point crying over spilt milk
(a) cry (b) to cry
(c) cried (d) No improvement

FILL IN THE BLANKS

5. Would you mind ……….. the suitcase ,sir ?
(a) open (b) opening
(c) to open (d) opened
6. It is no use ………… to come now. He is very busy .
(a) asking him (b) to ask him
(c) if you asked him (d) that you ask him
7. Tourists always enjoyed …………. the setting sun in the Darjeeling hills.
(a) to watch (b) watching
(c) in seeing (d) seeing
8. One should avoid …… mistakes.
(a) make (b) made
(c) making (d) to make

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9. Ravi couldn’t help (a)/ shedding tears at the plight (b)/ of the villagers rendered homeless(c)/ by a devastating
cyclone. (d) / No error(e)
10. If a thing is (a)/ important it is (b)/ worth do well .(c) / No error (d)
11. When the teachers are on strike(a)/ and a notice to this effect is pasted on the college gate (b)/ there is no sense to
go there(c)/ No error(d)
12. Ravi Prajapati worked very (a)/ hard so that he (b) might not keep the others (c)/ wait too long .(d)/ no error(e)
13. You should avoid (a)/ to travel (b)/ in the rush hour .(c)/ No error (e)
14. Ravi denied (a)/ to have(b)/ been there (c) / No error(d)
15. The lawyer asked (a)/ if it was worth to take (b)/ the matter to court . (c) / No error (d)
16. If a thing (a)/ is worth doing at all (b)/ it is worth done well. (c) No error (d)
17. He was (a)/ bent upon (b)/ to murder him. (c) /No error (d)
18. While crossing the road, a snake was seen.
(a) A snake was moving
(b) he saw a snake
(c) a snake was observed
(d) No improvement
19. Riding upon his horse, the tiger jumped at him .
(a) Riding upon the tiger, the horse jumped at him .
(b) The tiger jumped at him while he was riding upon his horse.
(c) The tiger rode at him while he was jumping upon his horse
(d) No improvement
20. Walking along the road , an old man ran over the lorry.
(a) Walking along the road , an old man ran behind the lorry
(b) Running along the road, the lorry ran over an old man
(c) The lorry ran over an old man walking along the road
(d) No improvement
21. Being too costly for him, he could not buy the coat .
(a) It being too costly for him
(b) He being too costly
(c) Being it too costly
(d) No improvement
22. ………….a walk in the morning will improve your health .
(a) Going to
(b) Go to
(c) Go for
(d) Going for
23. Eager to pass his final exams, studying was the students top priority.
(a) the student’s top priority was studying
(b) the student made studying with him watching
(c) the top priority of studying was, made by the student
(d) No improvement
24. The good fortune of being your student in my younger days has helped me greatly in my life .
(a) of my being your student
(b) of my myself being your student
(c) of my having been your student
(d) No improvement
25. Being Sunday (a)/my children were (b)/ at home. (c)/ No error(d)
26. Being a well known physicist (a)/he was invited (b)/ to deliver (c)/ a lecture on laser technology . (d)/ No error(e)
27. Being a destitute and coming (a)/ from a humble family, (b)/ I admitted him (c)/ to an old people’s home. (d)/ No
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28. Wearing extremely fashionable clothes (a)/ and surrounded by photographers and pressmen, (b)/ she swept up to
the microphone .(c)/ No error(e)
29. Being a cold morning , (a)/ I decided not (b)/ to go for (c)/ my morning walk. (d)/ No error (e)
30. Being a very (a)/ hot day I (b)/ remained indoors. (c) No error (d)
31. Being occupied (a)/ with important matters (b)/ he had no leisure (c)/ to see us. (d)/ No error (e)
32. Having broken own (a)/ the driver sent the car (b)/ to the garage. (c) / No error(d)
33. Being (a)/ a rainy day (b)/ I could not go out. (c)/ No error (d)
34. Being a destitute , (a)/ I admitted him (b)/ to an old people’s home . (c) /No error (d)
35. Being lost (a)/ her jewel, (b)/ the woman was sad. (c)/ No error (d)
36. Being very dark (a)/ the visitors found it difficult (b)/to locate the switch. (c)/ No error (d)
37. Being a rainy day, (a) we didn’t (b) go out . (c)/ No error(d)
38. Standing at (a)/ the top of the hill, (b)/ the houses below were hardly visible . (c)/ No error(d)
39. I watched him fell.
(a) him fall (b) him to fell
(c) him to falling (c) No improvement
40. I was delighted to see him fully recover.
(a) he full recovered
(b) him fully recovered
(c) his fully recovery
(d) No improvement
41. The audience watched the clowns ………. their act.
(a) performs (B) perform
(c) performed (c) are performing
42. Once an old hermit (a) / saw a cat (b) pounce upon a rat . (c)/ No Error (d)
43. His miserable condition made us wept.
(a) made us weep
(b) made us to weep
(c) made us to wept
(d) No improvement
44. The company let me………… time off works
(a) take
(b) taking
(c) to take
(d) took
45. The life –guard would not let the children ……. at the deep end of the pool .
(a) swims
(b) swim
(c) swam
(d) to swim
46. I dared (a)/ Mohan fights (b)/ a duel. (c)/ No error (d)
47. it is impossible (a)/ to make her to understand (b)/ the problem. (c)/ No error (d)
48. The cruel lady made (a) her step-daughter to do (b) / all the household chores. (c)/ No error(d)
49. The teacher made the boys (a)/ to do the sum (b)/ all over again. (c)/ No error(d)
50. My mother made (a)/ the servant to (b) complete the work. (c)/ No error(d)
51. He dared to (a)/ go at the (b) blast site so as (c)/ to save his colleague. (d)/ No error(e)
52. His dishonest acts have (a)/ made his parents (b)/ bent their heads (c)/ in shame. (d)/ No error(e)
53. I made him (a)/ to apologize (b)/ for his rudeness. (c)/ No error(d)
54. you’d better (a)/ gone now, (b)/ or you’ll be late. (c)/ No error(e)

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1) hallowed Ant: feast, plenty
Syn: sacred, pious 19) lacuna
Ant: unsacred, irreligious Syn: gap, distance
2) sabotage Ant:closure, misfortune
Syn: spoil, destruction 20) defalcation
Ant: maintenance, overhaul Syn: embezzle, fraudulent
3) revamp Ant: achievement, triumph
Syn: repair, overhaul 21) astound
Ant: sabotage, spoil Syn: astonish, divagate
4) daredevil Ant: except, clarify
Syn: courageous, adeventure 22) vaticinate
Ant: cowardly, craven Syn: augure, portend
5) fastidious Ant: hindsight, looking back
Syn: meticulous, choosy 23) immune
Ant: indifferent, uncarefull Syn: incarcerate, imprison
6) pine Ant: release, free
Syn:grieve, want 24) assoil
Ant: despite, dislike Syn: exonerate, absolve
7) hassle Ant: sue, plead
Syn: hurdle, hinder 25) apposite
Ant: help, aid Syn: suitable, appropriate
8) dire Ant: inappropriate, irrelevant
Syn:critical, acute 26) hamstring
Ant: fortune, trival Syn: prevent, hurdle
9) tyranny Ant: promote, assist
Syn: cruelty, autocracy 27) hectic
Ant: democracy Syn: restless, busy
10) tense Ant: quiet, peaceful
Syn: strain, rigid 28) snub
Ant: flexible, calm Syn:affront, belittle
11) solace Ant: regard, praise
Syn: comfort, relief 29) torment
Ant: irritate, upset Syn: anguish, agony
12) restive Ant: blessing, delight
Syn:restless, nervous 30) homage
Ant: disharmony, discord Syn: respect, reverence
13) lambaste Ant: criticism, dishonor
Syn: criticize, revile 31) heed
Ant: praise, acclaim Syn: concern, notice
14) lacerate Ant: ignore, neglect
Syn: criticize, puncture 32) depredation
Ant: mend, repair Syn: destruction, apocalypse
15) squander Ant: construction, manufacture
Syn: extravagant, prodigal 33) palpable
Ant: accumulate, assemble Syn: clear, tangible
16) dissent Ant: ambiguous, dubious
Syn: disagree, discord 34) spurious
Ant: agreement, approve Syn: duplicate, mendacious
17) combat Ant: gennine, authentic
Syn: fight, dispute 35) suffrage
Ant: compromise, harmony Syn: franchise, vote
18) famine Ant: abstain, disenfranchise
Syn: drought, starvation

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