Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is e:. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Profitability of fleet operators a/ have improved due to a decline b/ in fuel prices during c/ the last two months. d/ No error e
We are a young country, a:/ a brash country, a forward b:/ looking country, and c:/ true history interest us a lot. d:/ No error e:
The joint statement included a:/ just three lines on military b:/ cooperation, restriction itself for c:/ exercise and ship visits. d:/ No error e:
In a country currently there is a:/ absolute no shortage in fact b:/ there is an abundance of pilots holding c:/ a valid licence but unable to find a job. d:/ No error e:
WPI might have turned negative primarily a/ due to a steep decline in the prices b/ of non-food articles c/ raising vegetable prices keep food articles firm during this month. d/ No error e:
In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. There is plenty written about the wealth divide in the U.S. economy. But there is another important divide the one between consumers and corporations. If you look at how U.S. households have been behaving (1) you’d think it was all blue skies. Consumer confidence is at a five-year high, thanks to higher stock prices and a (2) in the housing market. Home prices have had their biggest jump since 2005. Consumers, finally feeling more (3) are buying that new car or electronic gadget and bolstering GDP growth a bit. The wealth gap between America’s high income group and everyone else has (4) record high levels since the economic recovery from the Great Recession of 2007-09, with a clear (5) of increasing wealth for the upper-income families and no wealth growth for the middle- and lower-income families.
