 SSC/ENG/201707/ADVERBS/13

LECTURE-13
ADVERBS
Q.1-15. In the following questions some have error and some have none. Find out which part of
a sentence has an error and mark the answer to the appropriate letter (A), (B) and C). If
there is no error, mark your answer as (D).

Q.1. There are several(A)/ reasons why we(B)/ can't do that.(C)/No error(D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.2. You are supposed to know(A)/ the manner by how (B)/ they cheated you.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.3. He narrated(A)/ to me the(B)/ incident briefly.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.4. Hard had Radhika(A)/ reached the station(B)/ when the train arrived.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.5. So quickly Rashmi ran(A)/ that she(B)/ overtook her rivals.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.6. Disha had no(A)/ other alternative (B)/ but stay here.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.7. Outright rejection of(A)/ my plan(B)/ disappointed me.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.8. Varun does nothing(A)/ without never(B)/ consulting me.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.9. Sonam said please keep the(A)/ things in the(B)/ room orderly.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.10. Kavya rejected(A)/ my application(B)/ outrightly.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

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Q.11. She no sooner reached(A)/ the station then(B)/ she met her friend.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.12. I hardly (A)/ know somebody (B)/ in the town.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.13. He does not write(A)/ well and I do not(B)/ write well neither.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.14. You must learn(A)/ to behave manly in the(B)/ face of danger.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.15. The teacher(A)/ called him(B)/ as stupid.(C)/No error (D)

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

Q.16-20. In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct
alternative out of the four and mark your answer.

Q.16. The teacher said that we must try to preserve ____ won freedom.

(A) hard (B) hardly (C) scarcely (D) rarely

Q.17. I have never come across a ____ Indian soldier.

(A) coward (B) cowardly (C) full of coward (D) cowardice

Q.18. He was elected ____ the secretary of our club.

(A) as (B) for (C) on (D) No word required

Q.19. She will not lend money and ____ will he.

(A) either (B) or (C) where (D) neither

Q.20. Amita is so poor that she cannot study ____.

(A) much (B) further (C) farther (D) father

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