125. I'll never be marrying (1)/ anyone, but (2)/ will be a dancer.

(3)/ No error
(4)

126. Had anybody (1)/ ever told you (2)/ that you're beauCful? (3)/ No error (4)

127. Tanish has (1)/ changed a lot (2)/ since then. (3)/ No error (4)

128. The salesman tried to (1)/ sell me a solar water heater (2)/ but I already
have one. (3)/ No error (4)

129. He swam to (1)/ an island that (2)/ was not far away. (3)/ No error (4)

130. His reputaCon for (1)/ being rough on (2)/ students was well earned. (3)/
No error (4)

131. I have sign over (1)/ the cheque, you can (2)/ collect it tomorrow. (3)/ No
error (4)

132. The angry bird flap (1)/ her wings, flies a short (2)/ distance and returns.
(3)/ No error (4)

133. Although I have never seen the girl before, (1)/ I recognized her at once
(2)/ from her photograph (3)/ No error (4)

134. Now that I am back at work, (1) / I have beginning (2) / to feel much
beRer. (3) / No error (4)

135. The arCst, plainly a beRer criCc (1) / than painter, destroyed what (2) / he
made over for ten years. (3) / No error (4)

136. He is having an aRack (1) / of fever every day (2) / for the last few days. (3)
/ No Error (4)

137. Everyday new invenCons (1)/ is make (2)/ for the good of humanity (3)/
No error (4)

138. I am very anxious (1)/ to know how are you (2)/ and mother are doing (3)/
No Error (4)
139. Considering the (1) / gravity of the problems (2) / an early reply has
expected (3) / No Error (4)

140. Why you (1) / copying your homework (2) / from someone else? (3) / No
Error (4)

141. Every man in this world (1) / wishes to live long (2) / but nobody wanted
to grow old. (3) / No Error (4)

142. When the stranger saw me, (1)/ he seemed to recognise me (2)/ and
asked me what was my name. (3)/ No Error (4)

143. He told his friend (1) / that he could not do that work (2) / because it is
not to his taste (3) / No Error (4)

144. I called (1)/ at his house yesterday (2)/ and have given him money (3)/ No
Error (4)

145. My sister has been (1)/ interested in medicine (2)/ ever since she was a
child (3)/ No Error (4)

146. A recent survey indicates (1)/ that the number of drug addicts (2)/ grew
day by day (3)/ No error (4)

147. I shake his hand (1) when he arrived (2) and when he leX (3) / No error (4)

148. I always had a fancy (1)/ towards big luxurious cars. (2)/ No Error (3)

149. Foolish Rama threw (1)/ some water on the electric heater (2)/ when it
catches fire and he got a shock. (3)/ No error (4)

150. While Mahendra was away (1)/ on a long official tour (2)/ his office receive
an important leRer which was marked 'Urgent'. (3)/ No error (4)

151. The house (1)/ is built in an (2)/ aRracCve manner. (3)/ No error (4)

152. No country can long endure (1)/ if its foundaCons (2)/ were not laid deep
in the material prosperity. (3)/ No error (4)
153. It has becoming clear (1)/ that aRempts to impress the (2)/ people have
failed. (3)/ No Error (4)

154. A raise is important (1)/ since one had to beat (2)/ rising prices. (3)/ No
Error (4)

155. What a comfort to see that you (1)/ have organizing and planning (2)/
everything for us. (3)/ No Error (4)

156. I have went through the write–ups guideline (1)/ too but sCll want to clear
on mail (2)/ communicaCon for topic confirmaCon. (3)/ No Error (4)

157. AXer the 'Pooja' in the temple (1)/ got over, people start (2)/ coming out
to get their slippers. (3)/ No Error (4)

158. Neeta served as President (1)/ of the oshinara club (2)/ since ten years (3)/
No error (4)

159. I use to bunk classes to sneak in the (1)/ library and most of my class
notebooks (2)/ were filled with poems and essays. (3)/ No Error (4)

160. I worked (1)/ as a verbal trainer (2)/ for eight months. (3)/ No error (4)

161. When she leX the (1)/ house at 10 o’clock her (2)/ daughter was sCll at
home. (3)/ No error (4)

162. Agent Chitrangada will telegraphed a secret (1)/ code word to her boss as
part (2)/ of a dubious mission. (3)/ No Error (4)

163. The decoraCon (1)/ on the wall (2)/ were a horse painCng. (3)/ no error (4)

164. The plane (1)/ has (2)/ sunk the ship (3)/ No error (4)

165. Hema doesn't has (1)/ to give (2)/ the dissertaCon to me (3)/ No Error (4)
Answer and Explana.on:

125.

Error: "I will never be marrying"

CorrecCon: "I will never marry"

Rule: Use simple future tense instead of future conCnuous.

126.

Error: "Had anybody ever told you"

CorrecCon: "Has anybody ever told you"

Rule: The sentence must be in Present Perfect Tense (acCon important, not
Cme).

127.

No Error (since "since then" is correct – ‘since’ denotes point of Cme).

128.

Error: "I already have one"

CorrecCon: "I already had one"

Rule: The sentence is in past tense, so verb must agree.

129.

No Error.

130.

No Error.
131.

Error: "I have sign over"

CorrecCon: "I have signed the cheque"

Rule: AXer "have/has" → use Past ParCciple (V3). Also remove "over".

132.

Error: "The angry bird flap"

CorrecCon: "The angry bird flaps"

Rule: Singular subject → use singular verb.

133.

Error: "Although I have never seen the girl"

CorrecCon: "Although I had never seen the girl"

Rule: Past Perfect for first past acCon; Simple Past for the second.

134.

Error: "I have beginning"

CorrecCon: "I have begun"

Rule: AXer "have" → V3 is used.

135.

Error: "he made"

CorrecCon: "he had made"

Rule: Past Perfect is required before another past acCon.

Error: "He is having an aRack"

CorrecCon: "He has had an aRack"

Rule: Use Present Perfect instead of Present ConCnuous.

137.

Error: "is make"

CorrecCon: "are made"

Rule: Plural subject + passive voice = are made.

138.

Error: "how are you and mother are doing"

CorrecCon: "how you and mother are doing"

Rule: AsserCve sentences don’t need an extra "are" before subject.

139.

Error: "an early reply has expected"

CorrecCon: "an early reply is/has been expected"

Rule: Passive voice structure.

140.

Error: "Why you copying"

CorrecCon: "Why are you copying"

Rule: InterrogaCves → Helping verb before subject.

Error: "nobody wanted to grow old"

CorrecCon: "nobody wants to grow old"

Rule: Universal truth → Present tense.

142.

Error: "asked me what was my name"

CorrecCon: "asked me what my name was"

Rule: AsserCve clause → Subject + verb + object.

143.

Error: "because it is not to his taste"

CorrecCon: "because it was not to his taste"

Rule: Sentence in past → verb should be past.

144.

Error: "and have given him money"

CorrecCon: "and gave him money"

Rule: Past tense sentence → simple past, not present perfect.

145.

No Error.

146.

Error: "number of drug addicts grew day by day"

Rule: "Day by day" → ongoing process (conCnuous tense).

147.

Error: "I shake his hand"

CorrecCon: "I shook his hand"

Rule: Sentence is in past.

148.

Error: "I always had a fancy"

CorrecCon: "I always have a fancy"

Rule: Habitual preference → Present tense.

149.

Error: "when it catches fire"

CorrecCon: "when it caught fire"

Rule: Sentence context is past.

150.

Error: "his office receive an important leRer"

CorrecCon: "his office received an important leRer"

Rule: Past tense needed.

151.

No Error.
152.

Error: "if its foundaCons were not laid"

CorrecCon: "if its foundaCons are not laid"

Rule: General fact → present tense.

153.

Error: "It has becoming clear"

CorrecCon: "It has become clear"

Rule: Present Perfect → "has + V3".

154.

Error: "since one had to beat rising prices"

CorrecCon: "since one has to beat rising prices"

Rule: Present tense context.

155.

Error: "you have organizing and planning"

CorrecCon: "you have organized and planned"

Rule: Present Perfect → "have + V3".

156.

Error: "I have went through"

CorrecCon: "I have gone through"

Rule: AXer "have" → gone (V3) not went.

Error: "people start coming out"

CorrecCon: "people started coming out"

Rule: Past tense sentence.

158.

Error: "since ten years"

CorrecCon: "for ten years"

Rule: For = duraCon; Since = point of Cme.

159.

Error: "I use to bunk classes"

CorrecCon: "I used to bunk classes"

Rule: Past habit → "used to".

160.

No Error.

161.

No Error.

162.

Error: "will telegraphed"

CorrecCon: "will telegraph"

Rule: "Will + Verb base form".

Error: "The decoraCon were"

CorrecCon: "The decoraCon was"

Rule: Subject "decoraCon" is singular.

164.

No Error.

165.

Error: "Hema doesn’t has"

CorrecCon: "Hema doesn’t have"

Rule: AXer "does/doesn’t" → verb is in base form.