SRCC GBO 2010

Option A is incorrect in this context because the verb “have” does not agree with the singular noun “change”. 

In English, subject-verb agreement is a grammatical rule that states that the verb must agree in number with its subject. In other words, they both must be singular, or they both must be plural. You cannot have a singular subject with a plural verb or vice versa. The correct phrase should be “There has been” to match the singular noun “change”. So, the corrected sentence would be:

“There has been little change in the patient’s condition since he was moved to the intensive care unit.”

Option C is incorrect in this context because the verb “has” does not agree with the plural noun “novels”.

The issue lies in the relative clause “that has appeared”. This clause is referring back to “the best novels”. When we have a construction of “one of the + [plural noun]” followed by a relative clause, the verb in the relative clause agrees with “[plural noun]”.

In this case, “novels” is plural, so the verb in the relative clause should also be plural. Therefore, “has appeared” should be corrected to “have appeared”.

So, the correct sentence is:

“Most of the critics agree that this is one of the best novels that have appeared in recent years.”

Option D, “oneself”, is incorrect in this context. The pronoun “oneself” does not agree with the previous pronouns “he” and “his”.

In English, pronoun agreement is a grammatical rule that states that a pronoun must agree in number, gender, and person with its antecedent. In this case, the antecedent for “oneself” is “each one”, which is referred to with “his” earlier in the sentence. Therefore, the correct pronoun should be “himself” to match with “he” and “his”. So, the corrected sentence would be:

“He told the members of his staff that each one should carry out his task himself.”

Option A, “Despite of”, is incorrect in this context. The correct phrase should be “In spite of”.

In English, “In spite of” is a preposition used to show that something happens even though something else might have prevented it. “In spite of” is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun.

The phrase “Despite of” is not standard English. “Despite” is similar in meaning to “In spite of”, but it is used without “of”.

So, the corrected sentence would be:

“In spite of the pills which are available, many people still have trouble sleeping.”

This means that even though pills are available to help with sleep, many people continue to have trouble sleeping.

In English, “while” is used to indicate that two events are happening at the same time. However, in this sentence, it’s unlikely that the person was in an unconscious state at the exact same time the policeman picked him up.

A more appropriate word could be “before” or “until”. So, the corrected sentence would be:

“He lay for an hour in an unconscious state before a policeman picked him up.”

This means that the person was unconscious for an hour, and then a policeman came to his aid.

A: This is a verb in the present tense, but in this sentence, we need the verb form that indicates the possibility of overcoming the weakness in the future, not a general statement about the present.

B: This is the past tense form of the verb "overcome." However, it doesn't fit the context because the sentence is discussing a possibility in the future, not something that already happened in the past.

C: This is the correct choice. It is the passive voice construction indicating that the weakness has the potential to be overcome in the future. The phrase "be overcome" suggests the action of overcoming taking place.

D: This is in the present perfect tense, indicating that the action of overcoming has already happened. However, the sentence is discussing the possibility of overcoming the weakness in the future, not stating that it has already been overcome.

Therefore, Option C is the correct answer. 

A: This implies impossibility, but it doesn't fit with the sense of assurance conveyed in the sentence. It's possible for Mr. Gupta to be late, so "can't be" doesn't work here.

B: This is the correct choice. It expresses the idea that the speaker is confident that Mr. Gupta will not be late. It aligns with the sense of assurance in the sentence.

C: This implies a hypothetical situation or a conditional statement, neither of which fits the context. "Would be" suggests a future event based on a condition, but there's no condition provided in the sentence.

D: This is incorrect because "are" is the present tense form of the verb "to be," but the sentence requires a future tense to indicate Mr. Gupta's lateness.

Therefore, Option B is the correct answer. 

A: This reflexive pronoun is used when the subject and the object of the verb refer to the same person. However, in the sentence provided, "himself" doesn't fit because it's not used as the object of the verb.

B: This is a subject pronoun and doesn't fit the sentence grammatically. "The bulk of research was done by he alone" is incorrect; it should be "by him alone."

C: This is a possessive pronoun, used to show ownership. "The bulk of research was done by his alone" doesn't make sense in this context.

D: This is the correct choice. "Him" is an object pronoun, which is used as the object of the verb "done" in the sentence.

Therefore, Option D is the correct answer. 

A: "In spite of" this phrase doesn't fit the context because it doesn't convey the idea that medical attention prevented the patient's death.

B: "Because of" this doesn't fit because it suggests the patient would have died because of the medical attention, which is not the intended meaning.

C: "But for." This phrase means "if it weren't for" or "without the presence of." It's used to indicate that something prevented another event from happening. In this context, "But for the timely medical attention, the patient would have died" means that if the medical attention hadn't been provided, the patient would have died. This fits perfectly with the intended meaning. 

D: "Even after." This phrase implies that something happened despite a preceding event. However, this doesn't convey the idea that the patient's life was saved because of timely medical attention, but rather the opposite.

Therefore, Option C is the correct answer. 

In this sentence, "reads" is the present simple form of the verb "read" and would be the best fit. 
The structure of the sentence follows the pattern of subject + verb. "He" is the subject, and "reads" is the present simple form of the verb.

Therefore, Option D is the correct answer.