The following questions are from the Sentence Correction Pattern that are very popular in Verbal Ability for CAT. Sentence Correction questions often feature in the CAT. In each question, a sentence is given, and a part of it is underlined. Choose the answer option that corrects any error/errors observed in the underlined fragment. Note that in questions where only a part of the sentence is underlined/in italics, the answer options correspond to changes to be made to the highlighted part. The rest of the sentence remains unchanged. Make sure you go through these CAT Questions from Sentence Correction to have an idea on how to solve these! If you would like to take these questions as a Quiz, head on here to take these questions in a test format, absolutely free.
The debris was removed from the building site and legally disposed of.
'Debris' is singular. The verb that agrees with this is 'was'. When used to mean 'get rid of', 'dispose' is followed by 'of'. When not followed by 'of', 'dispose' is used in the sense of 'arrange' or 'lean toward'.
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The following questions are from the Sentence Correction Pattern that are very popular in Verbal Ability for CAT. Sentence Correction questions often feature in the CAT. In each question, a sentence is given, and a part of it is underlined. Choose the answer option that corrects any error/errors observed in the underlined fragment. Note that in questions where only a part of the sentence is underlined/in italics, the answer options correspond to changes to be made to the highlighted part. The rest of the sentence remains unchanged. Make sure you go through these CAT Questions from Sentence Correction to have an idea on how to solve these! If you would like to take these questions as a Quiz, head on here to take these questions in a test format, absolutely free.
The question is not whether the stock market bubble will burst, but when.
This does not pose a direct question, hence a question mark should not be used. In the phrase, 'whether or not', 'or not' is often optional.
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The following questions are from the Sentence Correction Pattern that are very popular in Verbal Ability for CAT. Sentence Correction questions often feature in the CAT. In each question, a sentence is given, and a part of it is underlined. Choose the answer option that corrects any error/errors observed in the underlined fragment. Note that in questions where only a part of the sentence is underlined/in italics, the answer options correspond to changes to be made to the highlighted part. The rest of the sentence remains unchanged. Make sure you go through these CAT Questions from Sentence Correction to have an idea on how to solve these! If you would like to take these questions as a Quiz, head on here to take these questions in a test format, absolutely free.
New research suggests that cash grants to the poor is as good, if not better than, many traditional forms of aid when it comes to reducing poverty.
Cash grants will use plural verb “are”. The correct expression is "as good as, if not better than".
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The following questions are from the Sentence Correction Pattern that are very popular in Verbal Ability for CAT. Sentence Correction questions often feature in the CAT. In each question, a sentence is given, and a part of it is underlined. Choose the answer option that corrects any error/errors observed in the underlined fragment. Note that in questions where only a part of the sentence is underlined/in italics, the answer options correspond to changes to be made to the highlighted part. The rest of the sentence remains unchanged. Make sure you go through these CAT Questions from Sentence Correction to have an idea on how to solve these! If you would like to take these questions as a Quiz, head on here to take these questions in a test format, absolutely free.
Had it not been for the chieftain's tireless efforts, the dispute will not have resolved.
To talk about something that did not happen (past conditionals), 'would have' is used. Also, it is incorrect to omit 'been' and say 'the dispute would not have resolved'.
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The following questions are from the Sentence Correction Pattern that are very popular in Verbal Ability for CAT. Sentence Correction questions often feature in the CAT. In each question, a sentence is given, and a part of it is underlined. Choose the answer option that corrects any error/errors observed in the underlined fragment. Note that in questions where only a part of the sentence is underlined/in italics, the answer options correspond to changes to be made to the highlighted part. The rest of the sentence remains unchanged. Make sure you go through these CAT Questions from Sentence Correction to have an idea on how to solve these! If you would like to take these questions as a Quiz, head on here to take these questions in a test format, absolutely free.
Sold on the black market for a dollar apiece, thieves target avocado orchards as they can easily pick thousands of dollars’ worth of fruit in one night.
Due to dangling modifier, the thieves aren't the ones sold on the black market. This error is corrected in options C and D.
Apiece means each, whereas a piece means per piece. The latter can be only used in cases where the article is sold as pieces (for example, a slice of pizza). In the given context, apiece is the right word.
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