1. She has been (1) promoted to the (2) rank of (3) the D.I.G. (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: The 'Article' is not used with some phrases such as a type of, kind of, sort of, a rank of, post of, etc. So, remove 'the' in the fourth part of the sentence, e.g., rank of D.I.G.
2. Peter was taken with (1) surprise when he saw (2) the famous (3) Red Fort (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: Replace 'with' in the first part of the sentence with 'by', e.g., Peter was taken by surprise.
3. It was (1) by a mistake (2) that Peter (3) broke the glass window (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: An article is not used before phrases like by air, by road, by chance, by post, in fact, in danger, in confusion, etc. So, remove 'a' in the second part of the sentence, e.g., it was by mistake.
4. Ram prefers (1) self-employment (2) to job (3) in any company (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: The word 'job' is a singular countable noun, so use 'a' before 'job', e.g., Ram prefers self-employment to a job.
5. John can speak (1) the English (2) French and (3) Spanish fluently (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: The article 'the' is not used before names of languages, subject (physics, geography), etc. So, remove 'the' in the second part of the sentence, e.g., John can speak English.
6. The president (1) and the prime minister (2) was (3) present in the function (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: When an article is used with both the nouns in a sentence then the reference will be to two persons or objects, so the verb in the third part of this sentence must be plural, so replace 'was' with 'were'.
7. Tom knows very well (1) what is expected from him (2) but he is unable (3) to perform (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: Replace 'from' in the second part of the sentence with 'of', e.g., what is expected of him.
8. The fish is (1) the favorite food (2) of (3) the Bengalis (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: Remove 'The' in the first part of the sentence, e.g., fish is the favorite food.
9. Mr. Sharma (1) my friend and teacher (2) are known for (3) his good behavior (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: If two singular nouns refer to the same person or object and joined by 'and', a singular verb must be used for them. So, replace 'are' in the third part of this sentence with 'is', e.g., is known for his good behavior.
10. The prisoners (1) were caught just before (2) they were about to (3) escape the jail (4)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: An article should not be used before school, college, hospital, jail, court, market when these places are visited or used for their primary purpose. So, remove 'the' in the fourth part of the sentence, e.g., they were about to escape jail.