CMAT Grammar and Sentence Correction Questions

CMAT 2024 Grammar and Sentence Correction questions

Question 1

Identify the usages of the word "PRINCIPAL" in the following sentence.
"In the meeting the principal stated the principal reasons for the suggested changes in the statute."

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Question 2

Identify the usages of the word "PUZZLE" in the following sentence.
'The students got puzzled solving the puzzle".

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Question 3

Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence :
"He often ___________ cold in winter."

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Question 4

Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence :

"The teacher never _________ in the class."

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Question 5

Pick the correct option given below to replace the underlined words/ phrase in the following sentence to make it grammatically correct:
"Do you know that dressing properly for an interview can earns you those brownie points which will help you get that dream job"?

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Question 6

Pick the correct answer from the options given below to replace the underlined words/phrase in the following sentence to make it grammatically correct :
"He keeps getting for me and I really don't know what wrong have I done."

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Question 7

Pick the correct passive form of the following sentence :
"He urged the council to reduce the rates".

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Question 8

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: "HARDLY" can be used to say that something is just true or possible.

Statement II: "HARDLY" is a negative word and should not be used with not or other negatives.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Question 9

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
"The details of the incident was not known."

Assertion (A) :
The above sentence does not adhere to the requirement of subject-verb agreement and hence it is a grammatically incorrect sentence.

Reason (R) :
In "Noun + Preposition + Noun" constructions, the verb agrees with the number and person of the noun preceeding the preposition.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Question 10

Given below are two statements :
Statement I: "VERY" is used with adjectives, past participles used as adjectives and adverbs.
Statement II: But "VERY" is not used with past participles that have a passive meaning.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Question 11

Given below are two statements :

Statement I :
"DARE" usually forms negatives and questions like an ordinary verb and is followed by an infinitive with to.

Statement II :
It can also be used like a modal verb especially in present tense negative forms and is followed by an infinitive without to.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Instruction for set 1:

Read the following passage and answer the next three questions:

To what extent reasoning can (I) ________ a reliable basis for a theory of justice is, of course, itself an issue that has been subject to controversy. (II) ________ first chapter of this book is (III) ________ with the role and reach of reasoning. I argue against the plausibility of seeing emotions or psychology or instincts as independent sources of valuation, without reasoned appraisal. Impulses and mental attitudes remain important, however, since we have good reasons to take note of them in our assessment of justice and injustice in the world . There is no irreducible conflict here, I argue, between reason and emotion, and there are very good reasons for making room for the relevance of emotions. 

In the above passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.

Question 12

Pick the appropriate replacement for (III):

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Instruction for set 1:

Read the following passage and answer the next three questions:

To what extent reasoning can (I) ________ a reliable basis for a theory of justice is, of course, itself an issue that has been subject to controversy. (II) ________ first chapter of this book is (III) ________ with the role and reach of reasoning. I argue against the plausibility of seeing emotions or psychology or instincts as independent sources of valuation, without reasoned appraisal. Impulses and mental attitudes remain important, however, since we have good reasons to take note of them in our assessment of justice and injustice in the world . There is no irreducible conflict here, I argue, between reason and emotion, and there are very good reasons for making room for the relevance of emotions. 

In the above passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.

Question 13

Pick the appropriate replacement for (I):

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Instruction for set 1:

Read the following passage and answer the next three questions:

To what extent reasoning can (I) ________ a reliable basis for a theory of justice is, of course, itself an issue that has been subject to controversy. (II) ________ first chapter of this book is (III) ________ with the role and reach of reasoning. I argue against the plausibility of seeing emotions or psychology or instincts as independent sources of valuation, without reasoned appraisal. Impulses and mental attitudes remain important, however, since we have good reasons to take note of them in our assessment of justice and injustice in the world . There is no irreducible conflict here, I argue, between reason and emotion, and there are very good reasons for making room for the relevance of emotions. 

In the above passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.

Question 14

Pick the appropriate replacement for (II):

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Instruction for set 2:

In the Below passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.

Comprehension:
This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning (I)____________ not yield - nor (as Appiah makes clear) is it intended to yield - any ground for not using reason to the extent one can, in (II)___________ the idea of justice or any other notion of social relevance, such as identity. Nor does it undermine the case for our trying to persuade each other to scrutinize our respective conclusions. It is also important to note that what may appear to others as clear examples of 'unreason' may not always be exactly that. Reasoned discussion can accommodate conflicting positions that may appear to others to be 'unreasoned' prejudice, without this being quite the case. There is no compulsion, as is sometimes (III)___________ to eliminate every reasoned alternative except exactly one.

Question 15

Pick the appropriate replacement for (II)

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Instruction for set 2:

In the Below passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.

Comprehension:
This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning (I)____________ not yield - nor (as Appiah makes clear) is it intended to yield - any ground for not using reason to the extent one can, in (II)___________ the idea of justice or any other notion of social relevance, such as identity. Nor does it undermine the case for our trying to persuade each other to scrutinize our respective conclusions. It is also important to note that what may appear to others as clear examples of 'unreason' may not always be exactly that. Reasoned discussion can accommodate conflicting positions that may appear to others to be 'unreasoned' prejudice, without this being quite the case. There is no compulsion, as is sometimes (III)___________ to eliminate every reasoned alternative except exactly one.

Question 16

Pick the appropriate replacement for (I)

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Instruction for set 2:

In the Below passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.

Comprehension:
This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning (I)____________ not yield - nor (as Appiah makes clear) is it intended to yield - any ground for not using reason to the extent one can, in (II)___________ the idea of justice or any other notion of social relevance, such as identity. Nor does it undermine the case for our trying to persuade each other to scrutinize our respective conclusions. It is also important to note that what may appear to others as clear examples of 'unreason' may not always be exactly that. Reasoned discussion can accommodate conflicting positions that may appear to others to be 'unreasoned' prejudice, without this being quite the case. There is no compulsion, as is sometimes (III)___________ to eliminate every reasoned alternative except exactly one.

Question 17

Pick the appropriate replacement for (III)

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