Pin Pointing Errors Exercise -4 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

TOPIC: PIN POINTING ERROR

161. Venus, the second planet from the Sun, is exactly almost the same size as the earth. [RU(E) 13-14] A. the second planet B. from the Sun C. exactly almost D. the same size as Answer: C Explanation: exactly almost এর পরিবর্তে almost exactly হবে। The word order of the adverbs is incorrect. Almost should modify exactly.

162. Lack of sanitation in public places are a major cause of disease in most of the areas of our country. [RU 07-08, CU (C1) 13-14] A. Lack of B. are C. a major cause D. of our country Answer: B Explanation: are এর পরিবর্তে is হবে। The true subject of the sentence is the singular noun Lack, not the plural noun places. Therefore, it requires a singular verb.

163. Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet. [RU (Law) 08-09, CU (C1, E) 13-14] A. Hardly he had B. entered the office C. when he realized D. had forgotten Answer: A Explanation: Hardly he had এর পরিবর্তে Hardly had he হবে। When a sentence begins with a negative adverb like Hardly, it triggers subject-auxiliary inversion.

164. To the man whom worked so hard on the project, the news was profoundly disappointing. [CU (B-1) 13-14] A. whom B. worked so hard C. the news D. profoundly disappointing Answer: A Explanation: whom এর পরিবর্তে who হবে। The pronoun is the subject of the verb worked, so the subjective case (who) is required, not the objective case (whom).

165. The Nobel prize winner, accompanied by her husband and children, are staying in Sweden until after the presentation. [CU (B) 09-10, (E) 13-14] A. The Nobel prize winner B. accompanied by C. are D. until after Answer: C Explanation: are এর পরিবর্তে is হবে। The subject of the sentence is The Nobel prize winner (singular). Intervening phrases like accompanied by... do not change the number of the subject.

166. You had better to change your study habits if you hope to be admitted in this department. [CU (C1) 13-14] A. had better B. to change C. if you hope D. to be admitted Answer: B Explanation: to change এর পরিবর্তে change হবে। The modal phrase had better is followed by the bare infinitive (the base form of the verb without 'to').

167. Neither of the boys have turned in the term papers to the instructor yet. [CU (E & B1) 13-14] A. have B. turned in C. the term papers D. to the instructor Answer: A Explanation: have এর পরিবর্তে has হবে। Subjects beginning with Neither of... are treated as singular and take a singular verb.

168. The people tried of defending their village, but they were finally forced to retreat. [RU (Law) 08-09, CU (C1) 13-14] A. tried of defending B. their village C. but they were D. forced to retreat Answer: A Explanation: tried of defending এর পরিবর্তে tried to defend হবে। To mean "to attempt," the verb try is followed by an infinitive (to + verb).

169. Malnutrition is a major cause of human suffering in those countries where the production of rice have been impeded by frequent drought. [CU (C1) 13-14] A. a major cause B. in those countries C. production of rice D. have Answer: D Explanation: have এর পরিবর্তে has হবে। The subject of the verb is the singular noun production, not countries or rice. Therefore, a singular verb is required.

170. This practice of cover up or denying guilt makes it difficult to tell whether someone is telling the truth or not. [CU (C1) 13-14] A. cover up B. denying guilt C. makes it difficult D. whether someone Answer: A Explanation: cover up এর পরিবর্তে covering up হবে। After a preposition like of, a gerund (verb + -ing) is required. This also maintains parallelism with the other gerund, denying.

171. The professor was considering postponing the examination until the following week because the student’s confusion. [CU (B1) 13-14] A. considering postponing B. until the following week C. because D. the student's confusion Answer: C Explanation: because এর পরিবর্তে because of হবে। Because is a conjunction that must be followed by a clause (subject + verb). Because of is a preposition that is correctly followed by a noun phrase (the student's confusion).

172. There were so much people trying to leave the burning building that police had a great of trouble controlling them. [CU (B1) 13-14] A. There were B. much C. to leave the D. controlling them Answer: B Explanation: much এর পরিবর্তে many হবে। People is a countable noun, so it requires many, not much.

173. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all of the students. [CU(B1) 13-14] A. A lunch of B. sandwiches C. do not D. to all of the students Answer: C Explanation: do not এর পরিবর্তে does not হবে। The subject of the sentence is A lunch (singular), which requires a singular verb.

174. The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week. [CU(B1) 13-14] A. hitting B. by a large ship C. during D. last week Answer: A Explanation: hitting এর পরিবর্তে hit হবে। The passive voice requires the structure be verb + past participle. The past participle of hit is hit.

175. Naturalism is a difficult portrayal of man as an animal trapped by the fear and hunger. [CU(C) 12-13] A. Naturalism is B. portrayal of C. an animal trapped D. the fear Answer: D Explanation: the fear এর পরিবর্তে fear হবে। When used as general, abstract concepts, nouns like fear and hunger do not typically take the definite article the.

176. Just calm down and breath. [JnU 12-13] a) Just b) calm down c) and d) breath Answer: d Explanation: breath (noun) এর পরিবর্তে breathe (verb) হবে। For parallelism, the conjunction and must connect two verbs (calm down and breathe).

177. Charlotte plays tennis very bad. [JnU 12-13] a) plays b) tennis c) very d) bad Answer: d Explanation: bad (adjective) এর পরিবর্তে badly (adverb) হবে। An adverb is needed to modify the action verb plays.

178. She failed to gain admission to Rajshahi University of his choice. [RU (E- even) 12-13] A. failed to gain B. admission to C. Rajshahi University D. his Answer: D Explanation: his এর পরিবর্তে her হবে। The possessive pronoun must agree with its antecedent, which is She.

179. Everybody wants to study in economics at Rajshahi University. [RU (E- even) 12-13] A. Everybody wants B. to study C. in economics D. at Rajshahi University Answer: C Explanation: in economics এর পরিবর্তে economics হবে। In this context, study is a transitive verb that takes a direct object (economics) without needing a preposition.

180. The talk was both informative and entertaining. [RU (E- even) 12-13] A. The talk B. was both C. informative D. and entertaining Answer: A Explanation: The talk এর পরিবর্তে The speech হবে। A talk is generally informal, while a speech is more formal. In an academic or official context, speech is often the more appropriate term.

181. All channels of communication need to be keep open. [RU (E-even) 12-13] A. All channels B. of communication C. need D. to be keep Answer: D Explanation: to be keep এর পরিবর্তে to be kept হবে। The passive infinitive requires the structure to be + past participle.

182. A student need to be educated on the dangers of drug taking. [RU (E- even) 12-13] A. A student B. need C. to be educated D. on the dangers Answer: B Explanation: need এর পরিবর্তে needs হবে। The subject A student is third-person singular and requires the verb to end in '-s' in the present tense.

183. He need not to go there. [RU (B-law) 12-13, (E-non) 16-17] a) He b) need not c) to d) go there Answer: c Explanation: The word to should be removed. When need not is used as a modal verb, it is followed by the base form of the verb without to.

184. Education is low on the Government’s legislate priorities. [RU(B-Law) 12-13] a) Education is b) on the c) legislate d) priorities Answer: c Explanation: legislate (verb) এর পরিবর্তে legislative (adjective) হবে। An adjective is needed to modify the noun priorities.

185. Eric and his sister won the first prize for the most elaborate customs they had worn at the Halloween Party. [BU(D)12-13] A. won the first prize B. for the most elaborate C. customs D. worn at Answer: C Explanation: customs (প্রথা, শুল্ক) এর পরিবর্তে costumes (পোশাক) হবে। The context of a party and the verb worn clearly indicates that costumes is the intended word.

186. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades. [JnU (C) 12-13, RU (E1) 17-18] A. both of them B. are trying C. the scholarship D. highest Answer: D Explanation: highest এর পরিবর্তে higher হবে। Since a comparison is being made between only two people (both of them), the comparative degree (higher) should be used, not the superlative degree (highest).

187. The pilot and the crew divided the life preserver between the twenty frantic passengers. [JnU (C) 12-13] A. The pilot and the crew B. divided C. between D. frantic passengers Answer: C Explanation: between এর পরিবর্তে among হবে। Between is used for two items, while among is used for three or more.

188. It is important that he speaks to the dean before leaving for his vacation. [CU (B1) 12-13] A. It is important B. that C. speaks D. before leaving Answer: C Explanation: speaks এর পরিবর্তে speak হবে। After subjunctive adjectives like important, the verb in the that-clause must be in its base form.

189. Scientists are trying to device an inexpensive substitute for gasoline. [CU (B1) 12-13, RU (E,2) 17-18] A. are trying B. device C. an inexpensive D. substitute for Answer: B Explanation: device (noun) এর পরিবর্তে devise (verb) হবে। The infinitive requires to + verb. Devise means to invent or plan.

190. The first electric lamp had two carbon rods from which vapor serves to conduct the current across the gap. [CU (C3) 12-13] A. had B. from which C. serves D. across the gap Answer: C Explanation: serves এর পরিবর্তে served হবে। The main verb of the sentence, had, is in the past tense. To maintain tense consistency, the verb in the relative clause should also be in the past tense.

191. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to see the coach. [CU (C3) 12-13, NSTU (C) 14-15] A. The next important question B. we have to decide C. is D. do we Answer: D Explanation: do we এর পরিবর্তে we হবে। The clause when... is an embedded question, which requires a statement word order (subject + verb), not a question word order. The corrected phrase is when we have to see....

192. If your friend had been careful, he would return the book in time. [CU (C3) 12-13] A. had been B. careful C. he D. would return Answer: D Explanation: would return এর পরিবর্তে would have returned হবে। This is a third conditional sentence, which requires the structure If + past perfect, ... would have + past participle.

193. The news that the ship sinking came as a great shock. [CU (C3) 12-13] A. The news B. that C. sinking D. came as Answer: C Explanation: sinking এর পরিবর্তে sank বা was sinking হবে। The that-clause requires a finite verb (a verb that shows tense).

194. The Ahmeds asked us to look over their plants while they were away on vacation. [CU (B1) 12-13] A. asked us B. to look C. over D. away on vacation Answer: C Explanation: over এর পরিবর্তে after হবে। The phrasal verb look over means to examine. Look after means to take care of, which is the intended meaning here.

195. Neither of the two candidates who had applied for admission to the Law Faculty were eligible for scholarship. [CU (E) 11-12, (C1) 12-13] A. Neither of B. who had applied C. Law Faculty D. were Answer: D Explanation: were এর পরিবর্তে was হবে। The subject of the main clause is Neither, which is singular and takes a singular verb.

196. We have been informed Tereq about the change in plans regarding the weekend trip. [CU (B1) 12-13] A. have been informed B. about the change C. regarding D. weekend trip Answer: A Explanation: have been informed এর পরিবর্তে have informed হবে। The sentence requires the active voice (We have informed Tareq), not the passive voice.

197. There is an unsolved controversy as to whom is the real author of the Elizabethan plays commonly credited to William Shakespeare. [CU (E-Law) 12-13, NSTU (C) 13-14] A. an unsolved controversy B. whom C. the real author D. credited to Answer: B Explanation: whom এর পরিবর্তে who হবে। The pronoun serves as the subject of the verb is, so the subjective case (who) must be used.

198. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that he work as fastly as possible. [CU (E- Law) 12-13] A. to achieve B. it is necessary C. that he work D. fastly Answer: D Explanation: fastly এর পরিবর্তে fast হবে। Fastly is not a standard English adverb. Fast functions as both an adjective and an adverb.

199. When we meet after the class, we discussed the topic of your essay. [CU (C1) 12-13] A. When we meet B. after the class C. discussed D. of your essay Answer: C Explanation: discussed এর পরিবর্তে will discuss হবে। The sentence structure When + present tense,... is often used to talk about a future plan, so the future tense is required in the main clause.

200. The bell signaling the end of the first period rang loud, interrupting the professor’s closing comments. [CU (E- Law) 12-13] A. signaling the end B. of the first period C. loud D. interrupting Answer: C Explanation: loud এর পরিবর্তে loudly হবে। The action verb rang should be modified by an adverb.

201. Never before has so many people in the United States been interested in soccer. [CU (E- Law) 12-13] A. Never before B. has C. so many people D. been interested in Answer: B Explanation: has এর পরিবর্তে have হবে। The subject is so many people, which is plural and requires a plural auxiliary verb.

202. It is an accepted custom for one to say “excuse me” when he sneezed. [CU (E) 11-12, RU(E-even) 13-14] A. accepted custom B. for one C. to say D. sneezed Answer: D Explanation: sneezed এর পরিবর্তে sneezes হবে। The sentence describes a general truth or custom, which requires the simple present tense.

203. When a patient’s blood pressure is much higher than it should be, a doctor usually insists that he will not smoke. [CU (E- Law) 12-13] A. much higher than B. insists that C. he D. will not smoke Answer: D Explanation: will not smoke এর পরিবর্তে not smoke হবে। After a subjunctive verb like insists, the that-clause uses the base form of the verb (smoke), with not placed before it for negation.

204. According to the graduate catalogue, student housing is more cheaper than housing off campus. [CU (E- Law) 12-13] A. student housing B. is C. more cheaper D. than housing Answer: C Explanation: more cheaper এর পরিবর্তে cheaper হবে। Using more with an adjective that already has a comparative form (-er) is a double comparative and is grammatically incorrect.

205. If you set in that position for too long, you may get a cramp in your leg. [JU G 18-19] A. set B. in that position C. for too long D. may get Answer: A Explanation: set এর পরিবর্তে sit হবে। Sit means to be in a seated position. Set means to place or put something down.

206. As verbalization is the most common form of language, humans make use of many others systems and techniques to express their thoughts and feelings. [CU D 18-19] A. As verbalization is B. others C. to express D. their thoughts Answer: B Explanation: others (pronoun) এর পরিবর্তে other (adjective) হবে। The correct structure is many other + plural noun (in this case, many other systems).

222. Last night, the director finally wins the award, after being nominated more than five times. [RU (D-even) 17-18] A. Last night B. wins C. after being nominated D. more than Answer: B Explanation: wins এর পরিবর্তে won হবে। The time marker Last night indicates that the action happened in the past, so the simple past tense is required.

223. The prime minister refuses to accept either of the six new proposals made by the ministry. [CU(C) 11-12, JnU (C) 11-12] A. refuses to accept B. either C. new proposals D. made by Answer: B Explanation: either এর পরিবর্তে any বা one হবে। Either is used when choosing between two options. For more than two options (like six proposals), a word like any or one must be used.

224. The amphibians are of few economic importance to humans. [CU (C) 11-12, (C1) 16-17] A. are of B. few C. economic importance D. to humans Answer: B Explanation: few এর পরিবর্তে little হবে। Importance is an uncountable noun. Little is used with uncountable nouns, while few is used with countable nouns.

225. Psychology today is interesting, informative, and it is easy to read. [CU (E) 11-12, RU (E-even) 13-14] A. is B. interesting, informative C. and D. it is easy Answer: D Explanation: it is easy এর পরিবর্তে easy হবে। To maintain parallelism, the items in the list should have the same grammatical form. The list consists of adjectives: interesting, informative, and easy.

226. Whoever turned in the last test did not put their name on the paper. [CU (E) 11-12] A. Whoever B. turned in C. did not put D. their Answer: D Explanation: their এর পরিবর্তে his or his or her হবে। The pronoun Whoever is singular and requires a singular possessive pronoun.

227. Since infection can cause both fever as well as pain, it is a good idea to check his temperature. [CU (E) 11-12] A. can cause B. both C. as well as D. it is a good idea Answer: C Explanation: as well as এর পরিবর্তে and হবে। The correct correlative conjunction pair is both ... and ....