CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. Both of proposals are acceptable.
B. Both proposals are acceptable.
C. Both proposal are acceptable.
D. Both of proposal is acceptable.
Correct Answer: B
'Both proposals' is the standard construction; 'both of' requires a determiner or pronoun, as in 'both of the proposals'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
There are ___ than ten minutes left.
A. less
B. fewer
C. little
D. fewest
Correct Answer: A
Time as an amount is commonly expressed with 'less than ten minutes'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He has ___ patience with careless work.
A. few
B. little
C. a few
D. many
Correct Answer: B
'Patience' is uncountable, so 'little' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She has ___ friends in the city, so she never feels lonely.
A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. much
Correct Answer: B
'A few' means some and is used with plural count nouns.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
___ of the four answers is correct.
A. Neither
B. None
C. Either
D. Both
Correct Answer: B
'None' is used for not one of three or more.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
___ of the two answers is correct.
A. None
B. Neither
C. Every
D. All
Correct Answer: B
'Neither' means not one and not the other of two.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
___ employees must wear identity cards.
A. Every
B. All
C. Each
D. Much
Correct Answer: B
'All' is followed by a plural noun.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
___ employee must wear an identity card.
A. Every
B. All
C. Many
D. Few
Correct Answer: A
'Every' is followed by a singular count noun.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
There are ___ chairs in this room than in the hall.
A. less
B. fewer
C. little
D. much
Correct Answer: B
'Chairs' is plural countable, so 'fewer' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
There is ___ furniture in this room than in the other one.
A. fewer
B. less
C. few
D. many
Correct Answer: B
'Furniture' is uncountable, so 'less' is used.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Very ___ applicants met all the requirements.
A. little
B. few
C. much
D. less
Correct Answer: B
'Applicants' is plural countable, so 'few' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
We have very ___ evidence against him.
A. few
B. little
C. a few
D. many
Correct Answer: B
'Evidence' is uncountable, so 'little' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
There is ___ possibility of delay, but it is small.
A. a little
B. a slight
C. few
D. many
Correct Answer: B
'A slight possibility' is a correct countable noun phrase.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He went to ___ hospital to visit his cousin.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: C
When referring to a specific hospital as a place visited, 'the' is appropriate.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She goes to ___ work by bus.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: D
The fixed expression 'go to work' takes no article.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
They sailed across ___ Indian Ocean.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: C
Names of oceans take 'the'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
We visited ___ Alps during our holiday.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: C
Names of mountain ranges take 'the'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He is ___ LLB student.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: B
The abbreviation begins with the vowel sound /el/, so 'an' is used.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She bought ___ USB drive.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: B
'USB' begins with the consonant sound /j/ ('you'), so 'a' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He is ___ honest-to-goodness professional.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: B
The first sound in 'honest' is a vowel sound, so 'an' is used.