Answers

Chapter 2
1. In the newspaper, an interesting article appeared.
2. Across the road lived her boyfriend.
3. Around every cloud is a silver lining.
4. Neither he nor his brother are (change to is) capable of such a crime.
5. The teacher or student is going to appear on stage first. (No change required)
6. The mother duck, along with all her ducklings, swim (change to swims) so gracefully.
7. Each of those games is exciting. (No change required).
8. The file, not the documents, were (change to was) misplaced.
9. Here is (change to are)the three books you wanted.
10. Five hundred rupees is/are all I am asking.
11. Answer D. (Refer Subject-Verb Agreement – a few more concerns)
12. The majority of the Parliament is/are Congressmen. (The majority of the Parliament… what follows the
of is singular. Hence singular verb)
13. Answer C. (‘who’ refers to what is immediately before it ‘students’, hence ‘are’)
14. Answer D.
15. The original document, as well as subsequent copies, was/were lost.
16. Answer C. (what follows the ‘of’ is plural) ‘... are going to the polls.”
17. Almost all of the magazine is/are devoted to advertisements.
18. Here is/are Manish and Mandar.
19. Taxes on interest is/are still deferrable.
20. Answer B. (five rupees is singular, hence is)

Chapter 3
1. It was she/her at the window.
2. Payal and she/her have quit CL.
3. They asked he/him and I/me to join the academic team.
4. That call was for I/me, not he/him.
5. An invitation was sent for he/him and she/her.
6. I am as willing as he/him to work hard.
7. Rohit is more nervous than she/her.
8. It will be we/us who decide on this matter.
9. If you were I/me, would you accept the job?
10. One must have faith in himself/herself/oneself.
11. She is the woman who/whom we employed last year.
12. Of who/whom were you speaking?
13. Who/whom do you think will do the work best?
14. I will vote for whoever/whomever you suggest.
15. Give the information to whoever/whomever requests it.
16. Tonight we shall find out whoever/whomever won.

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17. We intend to notify whoever/whomever ranks highest on the list.
18. These are a few good politicians who/whom I feel, you should acknowledge.
19. The prize will be given to whoever/whomever writes the best essay.
20. Give the recipe for the vegetarian chilli to whoever/whomever calls for it.
21. Books have been discovered that/which address the horrors of Auschwitz.
22. That book about Auschwitz, that/which was discovered in the basement of the library, will be published
next year.
23. That is a book that/which I have not yet read.
24. The law that/which banned logging sandalwood began at the grassroots level.
25. The law to ban logging sandalwood, that/which began at the grassroots level, has gained the attention
of lawmakers at the national level.

Chapter 4
1. Both “to spend” and “spending” could be correct
2. to have gone
3. Both “to call” and “calling” are correct.
4. Answer E. (the participial phrases in A and B correctly modify Rahul.)
5. The overloaded car gathered speed slowly.
6. The opening participial phrase is misplaced because it is intended to modify him, not the proposal. A
possible revision would be: Espousing a conservative point of view, he was bothered by the proposal
for more spending on federal social programs.
7. No change required. (asks as habitual action; will ask is also possible)
8. Change hopes to hoped OR change would work to will work.
9. No change required.
10. Change has to had OR change insisted to insists.
11. Change suffers to was suffering.
12. Last night I went to Eros to see ‘The Day After’. It was very thought provoking, and it was very
depressing. I just wish it had started a little earlier than 10 p.m. I find it hard to stay out until midnight
and then get up for an 8:00 a.m. class.
13. Inseparable (Separation will create an error.)
14. Separable (to bring children up is also right.)
15. Inseparable
16. Separable (We put money away... is also right.)
17. Inseparable (Go over cannot be separated. Separation will create an error in usage.)
18. Inseparable
19. Separable (You left that part about the chase out is also right.)
20. When I return to Mumbai next year, I will be very happy.
21. Rahul goes to school every day.
22. Sapna is visiting her family right now.
23. I studied/was studying Economics in 1994.
24. He has spoken/has been speaking French since he was a child.
25. Raj had visited many places before he came here.
26. We saw terrible things back then.
27. Sometimes I still have dreams like I did twenty years ago
28. Japan had never had democracy until 1945

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29. The father will call the family together if he thinks there is disharmony.
30. When I was young, I never cooked because my parents had two servants.

Chapter 5
1. Looking through the telescope, we could see Venus clearly in the night sky.
2. Flying out the window, the papers were grabbed by him. OR
He grabbed the papers as they flew out the window.
3. Dhas arrived with the keys as I was waiting outside. OR
While I was waiting outside with the keys, Dhas arrived. OR
While I was waiting outside, Dhas arrived with the keys.
(The ambiguity in the original is removed in all these sentences. First and third sentences are preferred.)
4. While walking on the grass he was bitten by a snake.
5. I tried calling half a dozen times to tell you about the Career Launcher Seminar. OR
I called half a dozen times to tell you about the Career Launcher Seminar.
(The ambiguity in ‘tried calling’ is eliminated in the second sentence. Choose this over the second
sentence if both are given as options)
6. Dhas manged to finish the soup although it was extremely spicy.
7. While walking across the street, she was surrounded by them and was robbed of her purse. OR
She was surrounded by the and was robbed of her purse while walking across the street.
8. In her lunch box, she has some cake (that) she baked.
9. I really/very glad to be of help to you.
10. The baby smells very sweet.
11. No change required.
12. No change required.
13. Life in the city is exciting, but life in the countryside is better.
14. Drive more slowly as work is in progress.
15. No change required.
16. Speak a little more slowly or you will not be understood.
17. When he spoke at a press conference on Saturday night, the Home Minister acknowledged the role
played by the men who subdued the gunman.
18. To improve company morale, the consultant recommended three things.
19. In reviewing the company’s policy, the board identified three areas of improvement.
20. Baked, boiled, or fried, potatoes make a welcome addition to almost any meal.

Chapter 6
1. This is the sort of English that I cannot put up with. OR
I cannot put up with this sort of English
2. don’t know where she will end up.
I
3. It’s the most curious book I have ever run across.
4. No change required.
5. India became free on 15th Aug. 1947.
6. India is independent for more than 50 years.
7. India is free since 1947.

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8. Where did you get this?
9. If we split it evenly among the three of us, no one will be unhappy.
10. You can’t just walk into the class without permission.
11. Cut the pizza into six pieces.
12. No change required.
13. Where did he go?
14. Where did you get this?
15. I will go later.
16. Cut it into small pieces.
17. We will arrive on the fourth of next month.
18. No change required.
19. No change required.
20. No change required.
21. Tanya entered the room.
22. She dived into the pool.

Chapter 7
1. Cox and Kings is open today so we’re going to buy our tickets to Australia. (so is an adverb)
2. As he read the letter he laughed. (There is no conjunction As is an adverb: He laughed as he read the
letter)
3. So he told me but I didn’t believe him.
4. She did not reply, nor did she make any gesture.
5. We ran from the building when we noticed the time. (when is an adverb)
6. Either accept our conditions or leave.
7. We rested until the storm was over and we felt better. (until is an adverb)
8. Option D: nor ill received
9. Option C. … command nor obey …
10. Option C. … nor give any judgment on…
11. Option C. ... considered in the third chapter, still less nor the pure empiricism ..
12. Option B .. finished than when several of the..
13. Option C … and a noun. (both … and)
14. i. M. Shipoff denounces innovations, yet bases the whole electoral system on the greatest innovation in
Russian history.
ii. M. Shipoff in one and the same breath denounces innovations, and bases the whole electoral system
on the greatest innovation in Russian history.

15. It would be equally absurd to attend to all the other parts of an engine and to neglect the principal
source of its energy—the firebox—as it is ridiculous to pay particular attention to the cleanliness of the
body and to neglect the mouth and teeth
16. The conception of God in their minds was not that of a Father, but as of a dealer out of rewards and
punishments.
17. i. Dr. Dillon, than whom no Englishman has a profounder and more accurate
acquaintance with the seamy side—as, indeed, of all aspects of Russian life— assumes...—Times.
ii. Dr. Dillon, than whom no Englishman has a profounder and more accurate acquaintance with the
seamy side—as, indeed, of with all aspects of Russian life—assumes...—Times.

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18. Sir,—In view of the controversy which has arisen concerning the 12 in. Mark VIII guns in the Navy,
and especially to the suggestion which might give rise to some doubt as to the efficiency of the wire
system of construction...—Times.

Chapter 8
1. Formerly, science was taught by the textbook method; now it is taught by the laboratory method.
2. The French, the Italians, the Spanish, and the Portuguese
3. In spring, summer, or winter (In spring, in summer, or in winter)
4. The ceremony was both long and tedious.
5. A time not for words, but for action
6. My objections are, first, that the measure is unjust; second, that it is unconstitutional.
7. My income is smaller than my wife’s.
8. Indian Economy in better shape now than ever before.
9. Further protection of Indian industries is not needed.
10. This is because there are fewer sick industries now.
11. The service industry has grown because the government has given tax holidays.
12. Because their habitats are being restored, forest creatures are also re-establishing their population bases.
13. This policy tends to isolate some communities.
14. Sometimes public policy doesn’t accomplish what it sets out to achieve.
15. Something like a repeal may soon take place.

Chapter 9
1. “How,” I asked, “can you always be so forgetful?”
2. The girl who is standing there is his fiancée.
3. Correct.
4. Finish your job; it is imperative that you do.
5. You may, of course, call us anytime you wish.
6. You signed the contract; consequently you must provide us with the raw materials.
7. “Stop it!” I said. “Don’t ever do that again.”
8. Because of his embezzling, the company went bankrupt.
9. Correct.
10. Nature lovers will appreciate seeing whales, sea lions, and pelicans.
11. The girl’s (girls’) vitality and humor were infectious.
12. New clients’ accounts showed an 11 percent increase in sales.
13. These M.D.s’ credentials are excellent. (These M.D.s – plural)
14. Several M.D.s (Or M.D.’s) agreed that one bacterial strain caused many of the symptoms.
15. You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.
16. We ask, therefore, that you keep this matter confidential.
17. The order was requested six weeks ago; therefore I expected the shipment to arrive by now.
18. I need a few items at the store: tissues, a bottle opener, and some milk.
19. I needed only three cards to win, namely, the ten of hearts, the jack of diamonds, and the king of hearts.
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