Q3. She ordered the taxi driver, driver faster, _________?

1. Won’t you
2. Will you
3. You must
4. Can’t you.

EXPLANATION

^(D)

^{The sentence is in the past tense. Thus, option A and B can be ruled out, since it is a question tag option C can also be ruled out. Hence the answer is option d.}

Q4. Her written statements failed to be consistent ___________ What she said earlier.

1. On
2. With
3. In
4. To

EXPLANATION

^(B)

^{The preposition used with consistent is always with hence the option is b.}

Q3. ‘But for cancer, I would not have given up his smoking’. ‘But’ in the sentence, is-

1. An adverb
2. A preposition
3. An adjective
4. A verb

EXPLANATION

^(B)

^{In the given sentence, ‘but’ is used as a proposition, as it shows the relationship between cancer and smoking. Adverbs and adjectives are used to indicate the qualities of verbs and nouns. A verb is used to indicate action. Hence, the answer is option B.}

Q4. For the following sentences choose the correct option.

I. The team quickly took their positions on the field.

II. The team quickly took its position on the field.

1. The first sentence is wrong.
2. The second sentence is wrong.
3. Both are correct.
4. Both are wrong.

EXPLANATION

^(A)

^{A team is a singular entity. Thus, the plural usage ‘positions’ is wrong in statement I.} 

^{statement 2 is grammatically correct, hence the correct option is a.}

Q5. Choose the erroneous underlying segment or option D if no error.

He carried his clothes (a) in a black heavy. (b) steel trunk (c)

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

EXPLANATION

^(B)

^{Segment (b) should have been “heavy black”, hence the option is b.}