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Here in this article, we are providing an English Exercise on Tricks of Noun-II based on our English Master Series Module - 4.
This Exercise will be very helpful while solving the questions of Spotting Errors and Fill in the blanks.
English Exercise on Tricks of Noun
1. Towns after towns were/conquered / by him but he found no peace. / No error.
2. When we reached the fair / we found that there / was no place to stand. / No error.
3. All the evidences were / against him and he was/held guilty. / No error.
4. My cousin brother is cheater / and he / cheats his family members and friends too. / No error.
5. The cattle in the meadow / was terrified to hear / the roar of a lion which appeared to be wild with anger. / No error.
6. As a ____________of systematic inadequacies, India as a nuclear-weapons state is yet to resolve the ____________of organizing its defense forces.
a) consequence, dilemmas
b) flaw, dispute
c) standpoint, chaos
d) crux, essence
7. There have been other committees which had _____________these problems and had made quite practical__________.
a) Scrutinized, institution
b)ventured, impact
c)examined, proposals
d)geared, solutions
8. Deepavali should not be an ___________where ________and concern go up in smoke.
a) Area, care
b)avenue, rituals
c)occasion, caution
d)auspices, peril
9. We should ________________our traditional ways to utilize the knowledge of medicine to plug the _________in modern healthcare.
a) tackle, unawareness
b) implement, efficiency
c)forward, research
d)evolve, loopholes
10. It is really sad that an organisation which openly' ___________the constitution and the national flag and __________the national movement is not being checked.
a) challenges, sustains
b) decries, betrayed
c) disowns, hails
d)reviews, rebuked
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SOLUTION
1. Town after town were conquered by him but he found no peace.
Explanation – Town after town is the correct form.
2. When we reached the fair we found that there was no room to stand.
Explanation – Room means enough empty space for people or things to be fitted in.
3. All the evidence was against him and he was held guilty.
Explanation – Evidence is an uncountable noun. It has no plural form. So, singular verb was should be used.
4. My cousin is a cheat and he cheats his family members and friends too.
Explanation – Cousin brother and cheater are words formed in India due to Indianization of English Language.
5. The cattle in the meadow were terrified to hear the roar of a lion which appeared to be wild with anger.
Explanation – Cattle is a plural noun. Change was into were.
6. consequence, dilemmas
7. examined, proposals
8. occasion, caution
9. evolve, loopholes
10. decries, betrayed
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