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He <did not went> to the office yesterday.
Solution
After 'did not', use the base form: 'did not go'.
Answer: (C) did not go
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I <am knowing> him for ten years.
Solution
For an action from the past continuing to now, use the present perfect: 'have known'. 'Know' is not used in the continuous form.
Answer: (B) have known
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She <cannot help to laugh> at his jokes.
Solution
'Cannot help' is followed by an -ing form.
Answer: (A) cannot help laughing
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By the time we reach the station, the train <will leave>.
Solution
'By the time' + a future moment needs the future perfect: 'will have left'.
Answer: (A) will have left
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He <is used to work> late at night.
Solution
'Be used to' (accustomed to) is followed by an -ing form.
Answer: (A) is used to working
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<Being a rainy day>, we stayed at home.
Solution
Without 'It', the phrase wrongly suggests that 'we' were a rainy day.
Answer: (A) It being a rainy day
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I <would have helped> you if you had asked me.
Solution
The sentence is correct: 'if you had asked … would have helped'.
Answer: (D) No improvement
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The committee <have submitted> its report.
Solution
With 'its', the committee is treated as one unit: 'has submitted'.
Answer: (B) has submitted
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He <prevented me to go> there.
Solution
'Prevent' takes 'from' + -ing.
Answer: (B) prevented me from going
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<No sooner did he reach> home than it started to rain.
Solution
Correct: 'No sooner did he reach … than' (also 'No sooner had he reached … than').
Answer: (D) No improvement
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She <told that> she would come.
Solution
'Tell' needs a person as object (told me that); without one, use 'said that'.
Answer: (B) said that
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We <have visited> Shimla last year.
Solution
A finished time like 'last year' takes the simple past.
Answer: (A) visited
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He <is senior than> me.
Solution
'Senior' takes 'to'.
Answer: (A) is senior to
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Let him <to go> home.
Solution
'Let' is followed by the base form without 'to'.
Answer: (B) go
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If he <would have studied>, he would have passed.
Solution
The if-clause of a past condition takes the past perfect: 'had studied'.
Answer: (B) had studied
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The doctor <advised him taking> rest.
Solution
'Advise someone to do something'.
Answer: (B) advised him to take
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<Each one of the players were> tired.
Solution
'Each one' takes a singular verb.
Answer: (C) Each one of the players was
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He has <less friends> than his brother.
Solution
'Fewer' is used with countable nouns.
Answer: (A) fewer friends
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I <look forward to meet> you.
Solution
'Look forward to' + -ing.
Answer: (B) look forward to meeting
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The price of vegetables <have gone up>.
Solution
The subject is 'the price' (singular).
Answer: (C) has gone up
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She <has gone to> Mumbai and is still there.
Solution
'Has gone to' correctly means she went and has not returned.
Answer: (D) No improvement
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He <denied to have> taken the money.
Solution
'Deny' is followed by an -ing form: 'denied having taken'.
Answer: (C) denied having
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<Though he is poor but> he is honest.
Solution
'Though' and 'but' should not be used together.
Answer: (B) Though he is poor,
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The work <was began> last week.
Solution
The past participle of 'begin' is 'begun'.
Answer: (B) was begun
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He <walked across> the road carefully.
Solution
The sentence is correct.
Answer: (D) No improvement
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She is <more taller> than her mother.
Solution
'Taller' is already comparative.
Answer: (C) taller
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I <suggested him to> apply for the job.
Solution
'Suggest' does not take 'someone to do'; use 'suggested that he (should) apply'.
Answer: (B) suggested that he
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The children <were made to sit> in rows.
Solution
In the passive, 'make' takes 'to': 'were made to sit'.
Answer: (D) No improvement
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He <returned back> the book yesterday.
Solution
'Returned' already includes 'back'.
Answer: (C) returned
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<Scarcely had I entered> the room when the lights went out.
Solution
Correct inversion: 'Scarcely had I entered … when'.
Answer: (D) No improvement
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