Explore 99 The Bet Textual Grammar Multiple Choice Questions and Answers based on Anton Chekhov’s short story. According to the new Semester system introduced by WBCHSE 2025–2026, these MCQs are crafted for Class 12 students following the latest syllabus and question pattern. Perfect for exam practice and grammar revision with context-based accuracy.
SYNTHESIS/JOINING OF SENTENCES
The Bet Textual Grammar Synthesis of Sentences Set 1
Join the following sentences as direction given in the brackets:
Q1. The old banker was walking in his study. He was remembering the party he had given. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) As the old banker was walking in his study, he remembered the party he had given.
(B) The old banker walked and remembered the party he gave.
(C) The banker was walking in his study and remembering the party.
(D) The old banker walked remembering the party.
Ans: A
Q2. It was a dark autumn night. The banker was walking up and down. (Join into a Compound Sentence)
(A) It was a dark autumn night and the banker was walking up and down.
(B) As it was a dark night, the banker walked up and down.
(C) The banker walked up and down on a dark night.
(D) Walking up and down, the banker passed a dark autumn night.
Ans: A
Q3. The guests talked of capital punishment. They had interesting conversations. (Join into a Simple Sentence)
(A) The guests had interesting conversations and talked of capital punishment.
(B) The guests talked of capital punishment during their interesting conversations.
(C) The guests were talking interestingly about capital punishment.
(D) Talking of capital punishment, the guests had interesting conversations.
Ans: D
The Bet Textual Grammar Synthesis of Sentences Set 2
Join the following sentences as direction given in the brackets:
Q4. The guests disapproved of the death penalty. They thought it was immoral. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) Because they thought it was immoral, the guests disapproved of the death penalty.
(B) The guests disapproved the death penalty and it was immoral.
(C) Thinking it immoral, the guests disapproved it.
(D) The death penalty was immoral and they disapproved it.
Ans: A
Q5. The host had not tried death penalty. He had not tried imprisonment for life. (Join into a Compound Sentence)
(A) The host had not tried either the death penalty or imprisonment for life.
(B) The host neither tried the death penalty nor the imprisonment.
(C) The host had not tried the death penalty, and he had not tried imprisonment for life.
(D) The host didn’t try death or life imprisonment.
Ans: C
Q6. The young lawyer was asked his opinion. He supported life imprisonment. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) When the young lawyer was asked his opinion, he supported life imprisonment.
(B) The young lawyer was asked and supported life imprisonment.
(C) The young lawyer was asked, so he supported imprisonment.
(D) The young lawyer supported life imprisonment being asked.
Ans: A
Q7. The banker was excited. He shouted at the young man. (Join into a Simple Sentence)
(A) Being excited, the banker shouted at the young man.
(B) The banker was excited and shouted.
(C) The banker shouted being excited.
(D) In excitement, he shouted to the young man.
Ans: A
The Bet Textual Grammar Synthesis of Sentences Set 3
Join the following sentences as direction given in the brackets:
Q8. The bet was wild. The bet was senseless. (Join into a Compound Sentence)
(A) The bet was wild and it was senseless.
(B) It was a wild and senseless bet.
(C) The bet was wild as well as senseless.
(D) The wildness and senselessness of the bet were obvious.
Ans: A
Q9. The banker was frivolous. He had millions beyond his reckoning. (Join into a Simple Sentence)
(A) Being frivolous, the banker had millions beyond his reckoning.
(B) The banker had millions and was frivolous.
(C) The banker, having millions beyond his reckoning, was frivolous.
(D) The banker was frivolous for his millions.
Ans: C
The Bet Textual Grammar Synthesis of Sentences Set 4
Join the following sentences as direction given in the brackets:
Q10. He gave the man permission. The man could have books. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) He gave the man permission so that he could have books.
(B) The man could have books by permission.
(C) Permission was given for books.
(D) He gave permission to the man and he had books.
Ans: A
Q11. The prisoner studied various subjects. He wanted to understand the world. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) The prisoner studied various subjects because he wanted to understand the world.
(B) The prisoner studied and understood the world.
(C) The prisoner wanted to understand, so he studied.
(D) To understand the world, the prisoner studied subjects.
Ans: A
Q12. The prisoner wrote letters. He received supplies. (Join into a Compound Sentence)
(A) The prisoner wrote letters and received supplies.
(B) The prisoner wrote letters, he got supplies.
(C) The prisoner wrote and he got things.
(D) Writing letters, the prisoner received supplies.
Ans: A
The Bet Textual Grammar Synthesis of Sentences Set 5
Join the following sentences as direction given in the brackets:
Q13. He learnt languages. He wrote a letter in six languages. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) As he learnt languages, he wrote a letter in six languages.
(B) The languages he learnt helped him write a letter.
(C) He learnt and wrote in six languages.
(D) Writing in six languages, he showed his learning.
Ans: A
Q14. The banker read the letter. He was shocked. (Join into a Simple Sentence)
(A) Reading the letter, the banker was shocked.
(B) The banker read and got shocked.
(C) The letter shocked the banker after reading.
(D) The banker shocked reading the letter.
Ans: A
Q15. The prisoner was asleep. The banker tapped at the window. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) Though the prisoner was asleep, the banker tapped at the window.
(B) The prisoner slept, the banker tapped.
(C) The banker tapped as he was sleeping.
(D) The prisoner tapped when the banker was asleep.
Ans: A
The Bet Textual Grammar Synthesis of Sentences Set 6
Join the following sentences as direction given in the brackets:
Q16. The prisoner read the Gospel. Then he studied theology. (Join into a Simple Sentence)
(A) After reading the Gospel, the prisoner studied theology.
(B) Reading the Gospel, theology was studied.
(C) The Gospel was read and theology was next.
(D) The prisoner read Gospel and then studied theology.
Ans: A
Q17. The prisoner mastered six hundred volumes. He read only one book later. (Join into a Compound Sentence)
(A) The prisoner mastered six hundred volumes, but read only one book later.
(B) He mastered volumes, then read only one.
(C) He read many volumes yet ended with one.
(D) Mastering six hundred volumes, he read one book.
Ans: A
Q18. He had wisdom. He despised wisdom. (Join into a Compound Sentence)
(A) He had wisdom, yet he despised it.
(B) He had wisdom but he hated it.
(C) Having wisdom, he despised it.
(D) Though he had wisdom, he despised.
Ans: A
The Bet Textual Grammar Synthesis of Sentences Set 7
Join the following sentences as direction given in the brackets:
Q19. The prisoner learned a lot. He still chose to renounce the reward. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) Although the prisoner learned a lot, he still chose to renounce the reward.
(B) He learned and renounced.
(C) He renounced the reward as he learned.
(D) His learning made him renounce.
Ans: A
Q20. He left the room. He did not claim the money. (Join into a Simple Sentence)
(A) Leaving the room, he did not claim the money.
(B) He left and never claimed.
(C) He left, not claiming the money.
(D) He claimed nothing after leaving.
Ans: A
Q21. The night was cold. It was raining. (Join into a Compound Sentence)
(A) The night was cold and it was raining.
(B) It was a cold, rainy night.
(C) It rained and was cold at night.
(D) The night that was cold, rained.
Ans: A
The Bet Textual Grammar Synthesis of Sentences Set 8
Join the following sentences as direction given in the brackets:
Q22. The banker went to the lodge. He wanted to kill the prisoner. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) The banker went to the lodge because he wanted to kill the prisoner.
(B) The banker wanted to kill the prisoner, so he went.
(C) Wanting to kill the prisoner, he went to the lodge.
(D) He went to kill him in the lodge.
Ans: A
Q23. The match went out. The banker peeped through the window. (Join into a Simple Sentence)
(A) The match going out, the banker peeped through the window.
(B) When the match went out, he peeped.
(C) The match was out and he peeped.
(D) After the match, the banker peeped.
Ans: A
Q24. The man looked very weak. He was asleep. (Join into a Complex Sentence)
(A) Although the man looked very weak, he was asleep.
(B) The man was weak and asleep.
(C) Being weak, the man slept.
(D) As he looked weak, he slept.
Ans: A
Q25. The banker read the letter. He wept. (Join into a Compound Sentence)
(A) The banker read the letter and he wept.
(B) Reading the letter, he wept.
(C) He wept reading the letter.
(D) He read and wept.
Ans: A
SPLITTING OF SENTENCES
The Bet Textual Grammar Splitting of Sentences Set 1
Split the following sentence into two simple sentences:
26. “It was a dark autumn night.”
(A) It was a night. It was autumn night.
(B) It was dark. Autumn was night.
(C) Darkness was autumn. It was night.
(D) It was night. It was autumn and dark.
Ans: D
27. “The old banker was walking up and down his study and remembering the party.”
(A) He was remembering. The banker walked up and down.
(B) Up and down he walked. The banker studied the party.
(C) The old banker walked. He studied the party.
(D) The old banker was walking up and down his study. He was remembering the party.
Ans: D
28. “There had been many clever men there, and there had been interesting conversations.”
(A) Many clever men were there. They talked interestingly.
(B) Conversations were there. Men were clever.
(C) There were men. Conversations were had.
(D) There had been many clever men there. There had been interesting conversations.
Ans: D
The Bet Textual Grammar Splitting of Sentences Set 2
Split the following sentence into two simple sentences:
29. “The majority of the guests disapproved of the death penalty.”
(A) The majority disapproved. The guests were death penalty.
(B) Guests were in majority. They were death.
(C) The guests death. Penalty disapproved by majority.
(D) There was a majority of guests. They disapproved of the death penalty.
Ans: D
30. “They considered that form of punishment out of date, immoral, and unsuitable for Christian States.”
(A) They considered it suitable. It was Christian state.
(B) It was punishment. It was not suitable.
(C) They were immoral. Christian states were unsuitable.
(D) They considered the punishment out of date and immoral. They considered it unsuitable for Christian States.
Ans: D
31. “The banker, who was younger and more nervous in those days, was suddenly carried away by excitement.”
(A) The banker was younger. The banker was nervous and excited.
(B) The banker was carried away. He was younger and nervous.
(C) The banker was suddenly carried away by excitement. He had been younger and more nervous in those days.
(D) The banker carried the excitement. He was more nervous.
Ans: C
The Bet Textual Grammar Splitting of Sentences Set 3
Split the following sentence into two simple sentences:
32. “He struck the table with his fist and shouted at the young man.”
(A) He shouted. The man was young.
(B) He struck the table. He shouted at the young man.
(C) He shouted loudly. And he struck.
(D) The table was struck. The young man was there.
Ans: B
33. “The banker, spoilt and frivolous, with millions beyond his reckoning, was delighted at the bet.”
(A) The banker had millions. He was delighted at the bet.
(B) He was spoilt. He was frivolous.
(C) The banker had millions beyond reckoning. He was delighted at the bet.
(D) The banker was delighted. Reckoning was beyond him.
Ans: C
34. “To me two millions are a trifle, but you are losing three or four of the best years of your life.”
(A) Two millions are a trifle. You are losing the best years of your life.
(B) Two are millions. A trifle is lost.
(C) You are losing a life. I am giving millions.
(D) Trifle is two millions. Years are gone.
Ans: A
The Bet Textual Grammar Splitting of Sentences Set 4
Split the following sentence into two simple sentences:
35. “The thought that you have the right to step out in liberty at any moment will poison your whole existence in prison.”
(A) You can step out any time. This thought will poison your existence in prison.
(B) You are in liberty. You poison prison.
(C) Liberty is yours. Existence is prison.
(D) Thought is poison. Liberty is right.
Ans: A
36. “What is the good of that man’s losing fifteen years of his life and my throwing away two millions?”
(A) That man is losing his life. I am throwing away two millions.
(B) What is good? The man lost fifteen years.
(C) Two millions are thrown. Life is lost.
(D) I lost money. He lost life.
Ans: A
37. “It was decided that the young man should spend the years of his captivity under strict supervision in one of the lodges.”
(A) It was decided. The young man would stay in the lodge.
(B) He was young. Captivity was years.
(C) Years were spent. The lodge was one.
(D) The young man would stay under strict supervision. He would stay in one of the lodges.
Ans: D
The Bet Textual Grammar Splitting of Sentences Set 5
Split the following sentence into two simple sentences:
38. “He was allowed to write letters, to drink wine, and to smoke.”
(A) He drank wine. He smoked.
(B) He was allowed to write letters. He was allowed to drink wine and smoke.
(C) He smoked and wrote letters. Wine was allowed.
(D) Wine, letters and smoke were there.
Ans: B
39. “For the first year of his confinement, the prisoner suffered severely from loneliness and depression.”
(A) He was a prisoner. He suffered.
(B) The prisoner suffered from loneliness. He also suffered from depression.
(C) The first year confined him. He was sad.
(D) Depression was there. So was loneliness.
Ans: B
40. “In the fifth year music was audible again, and the prisoner asked for wine.”
(A) Music was heard again. The prisoner asked for wine.
(B) Fifth year was audible. He wanted wine.
(C) Wine and music were audible. The prisoner drank.
(D) He asked for wine. The fifth year heard music.
Ans: A
The Bet Textual Grammar Splitting of Sentences Set 6
Split the following sentence into two simple sentences:
41. “Sometimes at night he would sit down to write; he would spend hours writing, and in the morning tear up all that he had written.”
(A) At night he wrote. In the morning he tore the pages.
(B) He sat and wrote. Then he tore it.
(C) He wrote for hours. He tore it all next morning.
(D) He would sit to write at night. He would tear up all he wrote in the morning.
Ans: D
42. “In the second half of the sixth year the prisoner began zealously studying languages, philosophy, and history.”
(A) He was in sixth year. He studied.
(B) In second half he studied zealously. He studied languages and history.
(C) He began studying zealously. He studied languages, philosophy, and history.
(D) History and philosophy were studied. It was the sixth year.
Ans: C
43. “In the course of four years some six hundred volumes were procured at his request.”
(A) He requested for books. Six hundred volumes were procured.
(B) Volumes came. They were six hundred.
(C) Four years passed. Books were requested.
(D) He procured books. There were four years.
Ans: A
The Bet Textual Grammar Splitting of Sentences Set 7
Split the following sentence into two simple sentences:
44. “Then after the tenth year, the prisoner sat immovably at the table and read nothing but the Gospel.”
(A) He sat at the table. He read only the Gospel.
(B) He was immovable. He read.
(C) After the tenth year, he read the Gospel. He did not move.
(D) After ten years he sat. He did not read.
Ans: C
45. “The seals on the door leading to the prisoner’s rooms were intact.”
(A) The seals were on the door. The prisoner’s room was intact.
(B) The door had seals. The seals were intact.
(C) The seals were intact. The door led to the prisoner’s room.
(D) The prisoner had a room. The seals were there.
Ans: C
46. “Five minutes passed and the prisoner did not once stir.”
(A) Five minutes passed. The prisoner remained still.
(B) He stirred. Five minutes were long.
(C) Stirring was none. Five minutes stayed.
(D) Time passed. No stir was there.
Ans: A
The Bet Textual Grammar Splitting of Sentences Set 8
Split the following sentence into two simple sentences:
47. “He was a skeleton with the skin drawn tight over his bones, with long curls like a woman’s and a shaggy beard.”
(A) He was a skeleton. He had long curls and a beard.
(B) He had a beard. He was long and skeleton.
(C) A woman’s curl was his. He had skin.
(D) His beard was shaggy. Woman was curled.
Ans: A
48. “In front of his bowed head there lay on the table a sheet of paper on which there was something written.”
(A) His head was bowed. A paper lay on the table with something written.
(B) A paper was there. A head was bowed.
(C) He was writing. Paper was before him.
(D) The table had something. He had a head.
Ans: A
49. “Your books have given me wisdom. All that the unresting thought of man has created in the ages is compressed into a small compass in my brain.”
(A) The books gave wisdom. Human thoughts filled his brain.
(B) Wisdom was from books. Brain was full.
(C) He read. He thought.
(D) Books were there. Time was compressed.
Ans: A
50. “To deprive myself of the right to the money I shall go out from here five hours before the time fixed, and so break the compact.”
(A) I will go out early. I will break the compact.
(B) I deprive myself. Money is gone.
(C) Compact will break. I go.
(D) Time is fixed. I walk.
Ans: A
CHANGE OF NARRATION
The Bet Textual Grammar Change the mode of Narration Set 1
Change the mode of Narration:
Q51. “I don’t agree with you,” said their host the banker.
(a) The banker said he doesn’t agree with them.
(b) The banker said he did not agreed with them.
(c) The banker said that he did not agree with them.
(d) The banker told that he disagreed with them.
Answer: (c)
Q52. “Capital punishment kills a man at once,” said the banker.
(a) The banker said capital punishment killed a man at once.
(b) The banker told capital punishment has killed a man at once.
(c) The banker said capital punishment had killed a man at once.
(d) The banker said capital punishment kills a man at once.
Answer: (a)
Q53. “Both are equally immoral,” observed one of the guests.
(a) One of the guests observed both are equally immoral.
(b) One of the guests observed that both were equally immoral.
(c) One of the guests said both were immoral.
(d) One of the guests told both are immoral.
Answer: (b)
The Bet Textual Grammar Change the mode of Narration Set 2
Change the mode of Narration:
Q54. “The State is not God,” he said.
(a) He said that the State is not God.
(b) He told that the State was not God.
(c) He said that the State was not God.
(d) He said that the State is never God.
Answer: (c)
Q55. “To live anyhow is better than not at all,” he said.
(a) He said that to live anyhow was better than not at all.
(b) He said that living anyhow is better than not at all.
(c) He said to live anyhow was better than nothing.
(d) He said living anyhow would be better than not.
Answer: (a)
Q56. “I’ll bet you two millions,” shouted the banker.
(a) The banker shouted he will bet him two millions.
(b) The banker shouted that he would bet him two millions.
(c) The banker shouted he bets him two millions.
(d) The banker said he might bet two millions.
Answer: (b)
The Bet Textual Grammar Change the mode of Narration Set 3
Change the mode of Narration:
Q57. “I would stay not five but fifteen years,” said the young man.
(a) The young man said he could stay not five but fifteen years.
(b) The young man said he will stay fifteen years.
(c) The young man said that he would stay not five but fifteen years.
(d) The young man told he would stay fifteen years.
Answer: (c)
Q58. “Gentlemen, I stake two millions!” cried the banker.
(a) The banker cried that gentlemen he stakes two millions.
(b) The banker said to the gentlemen that he would stake two millions.
(c) The banker shouted that he had staked two millions.
(d) The banker cried out to the gentlemen that he staked two millions
.
Answer: (b)
Q59. “To me two millions are a trifle,” he said.
(a) He said to him two millions are a trifle.
(b) He said that to him two millions were a trifle.
(c) He told two millions are a trifle.
(d) He said that to me two millions were a trifle.
Answer: (b)
Q60. “Don’t forget either,” he warned, “that voluntary confinement is harder.”
(a) He warned not to forget that voluntary confinement is harder.
(b) He warned them don’t forget voluntary confinement.
(c) He warned that they don’t forget voluntary confinement.
(d) He warned them not to forget that voluntary confinement was harder.
Answer: (d)
The Bet Textual Grammar Change the mode of Narration Set 4
Change the mode of Narration:
Q61. “I write you these lines in six languages,” the prisoner said.
(a) The prisoner said that he wrote him those lines in six languages.
(b) The prisoner said he has written him these lines in six languages.
(c) The prisoner said that he was writing these lines in six languages.
(d) The prisoner said that he writes these lines in six languages.
Answer: (a)
Q62. “Show them to people who know the languages,” he added.
(a) He added to show them to people who know the languages.
(b) He added that they should show them to people who knew the languages.
(c) He added they show them to those who know the languages.
(d) He added show them to the people who knows languages.
Answer: (b)
Q63. “Oh, if you only knew what unearthly happiness my soul feels now!” he exclaimed.
(a) He exclaimed oh, if they only knew what unearthly happiness his soul was feeling now.
(b) He exclaimed that if they only knew what unearthly happiness his soul felt then.
(c) He exclaimed that his soul felt unearthly happiness if they knew it.
(d) He exclaimed if only they had known what unearthly happiness was in his soul.
Answer: (b)
The Bet Textual Grammar Change the mode of Narration Set 5
Change the mode of Narration:
Q64. “Fifteen? Done!” cried the banker. “Gentlemen, I stake two millions!”
(a) The banker cried that fifteen was done and told the gentlemen he staked two millions.
(b) The banker cried that fifteen had been done and the gentlemen were staking two millions.
(c) The banker cried out with joy that fifteen was agreed and added that he would stake two millions.
(d) The banker cried out that the young man had done it and the gentlemen must stake two millions.
Ans: (c)
Q65. “Agreed! You stake your millions and I stake my freedom!” said the young man.
(a) The young man said they had agreed that he would stake his freedom and the banker would stake his millions.
(b) The young man exclaimed that he had staked his freedom and the banker had agreed.
(c) The young man declared with agreement that the banker would stake his millions and he would stake his freedom.
(d) The young man told them if the banker agreed, he would get freedom and money.
Ans: (c)
Q66. “Think better of it, young man, while there is still time,” said the banker.
(a) The banker told the young man to think better of it while there was still time.
(b) The banker advised the young man to better think about time while there was it.
(c) The banker asked the young man if he thought better of it because time was left.
(d) The banker told him that he should not think of anything now that time was running out.
Ans: (a)
The Bet Textual Grammar Change the mode of Narration Set 6
Change the mode of Narration:
Q67. “I am sorry for you,” said the banker.
(a) The banker asked if he was sorry for him.
(b) The banker said that he was feeling sorry for him.
(c) The banker said that he is sorry for him.
(d) The banker said that he was sorry for him.
Ans: (d)
Q68. “He may drink wine, smoke, read, write, he can receive letters,” said the banker.
(a) The banker said he might drink wine, smoke, read, write, and could receive letters.
(b) The banker told he could drink wine, smoke, read, write, and receive letters.
(c) The banker said he may drink wine, smoke, and write letters.
(d) The banker said he will drink wine, smoke, and write letters.
Ans: (a)
Q69. “You are losing three or four of the best years of your life,” said the banker to the young man.
(a) The banker told the young man that he was losing three or four of the best years of his life.
(b) The banker said to the young man that he has lost three or four of the best years of his life.
(c) The banker said to the young man that you are losing three or four of the best years of your life.
(d) The banker told the young man that you were losing three or four of the best years of your life.
Ans: (a)
Q70. “To me two millions are a trifle,” said the banker.
(a) The banker said that two millions were a trifle to him.
(b) The banker said that to him two millions are a trifle.
(c) The banker said that to me two millions were a trifle.
(d) The banker said two millions had been a trifle to him.
Ans: (a)
The Bet Textual Grammar Change the mode of Narration Set 7
Change the mode of Narration:
Q71. “Think better of it, young man, while there is still time,” said the banker.
(a) The banker advised the young man to think better of it while time is still there.
(b) The banker warned the young man that time was still there to think better.
(c) The banker told the young man to better think while time is there.
(d) The banker advised the young man to think better of it while there was still time.
Ans: (d)
Q72. “I am sorry for you,” said the banker.
(a) The banker said that he is sorry for him.
(b) The banker said that he had been sorry for him.
(c) The banker said that he was sorry for him.
(d) The banker told that he was being sorry for him.
Ans: (c)
Q73. “You are losing three or four of the best years of your life,” said the banker.
(a) The banker said that the young man was losing three or four of the best years of his life.
(b) The banker told the young man that he loses three or four of his best years.
(c) The banker said that he would lose three or four years of life best.
(d) The banker exclaimed that three or four of the best years had been lost by him.
Ans: (a)
The Bet Textual Grammar Change the mode of Narration Set 8
Change the mode of Narration:
Q74. “Capital punishment kills a man at once, but lifelong imprisonment kills him slowly,” said the banker.
(a) The banker said that capital punishment killed a man at once, but lifelong imprisonment killed him slowly.
(b) The banker said capital punishment was killing at once, and imprisonment for life is slow.
(c) The banker stated that capital punishment has killed a man instantly but imprisonment keeps him killing.
(d) The banker said that capital punishment kills a man instantly but lifelong imprisonment would have killed slowly.
Ans: (a)
Q75. “To live anyhow is better than not at all,” said the young lawyer.
(a) The young lawyer said that to live anyhow was better than not at all.
(b) The young lawyer told living anyhow was better than not at all.
(c) The young lawyer stated living was better than not living at all anyhow.
(d) The young lawyer said that living anyhow is better than nothing.
Ans: (a)
CORRECTION OF ERRORS
The Bet Textual Grammar Correct the Errors Set 1
Correct the errors in the following sentences by choosing the right option:
76. The banker was recalling to his mind the party he gave in the autumn fifteen years before.
(a) The banker was recalling his mind the party he gave in the autumn fifteen years before.
(b) The banker was recalling to his mind the party he had given in the autumn fifteen years before.
(c) The banker was recalled to his mind the party he gave in the autumn fifteen years before.
(d) The banker was recalling to his mind the party he will gave in the autumn fifteen years before.
Ans: (b)
77. There had many clever people at the party and much conversation.
(a) There had many clever people in the party and much conversation.
(b) There was many clever people at the party and much conversation.
(c) There were many clever people at the party and much conversation.
(d) There has been many clever people at the party and much conversation.
Ans: (c)
78. The guests, among them not a few scholars and journalists, for the most part disapproved capital punishment.
(a) The guests, among them not a few scholars and journalists, for most part disapproved capital punishment.
(b) The guests, among them not a few scholars and journalists, for the most part disapproved of capital punishment.
(c) The guests, in them not a few scholars and journalists, for the most part disapproved capital punishment.
(d) The guests, among them not a few scholars and journalists, for the most part disapproves capital punishment.
Ans: (b)
The Bet Textual Grammar Correct the Errors Set 2
Correct the errors in the following sentences by choosing the right option:
79. The banker, who was younger and more nervous in those days, were suddenly carried away by excitement.
(a) The banker, who was younger and more nervous in those days, was suddenly carried away by excitement.
(b) The banker, who was younger and more nervous in those days, were suddenly carrying away by excitement.
(c) The banker, who were younger and more nervous in those days, was suddenly carried away by excitement.
(d) The banker, who was younger and most nervous in those days, was suddenly carried away by excitement.
Ans: (a)
80. The banker shouted at the young man and said he will not stay five years.
(a) The banker shouted at the young man and said he shall not stay five years.
(b) The banker shouted at the young man and said he would not stay five years.
(c) The banker shouted at the young man and said he will not stayed five years.
(d) The banker shouted at the young man and said he will not staying five years.
Ans: (b)
81. The banker made fun on the young man at supper.
(a) The banker made fun of the young man at supper.
(b) The banker made fun for the young man at supper.
(c) The banker was making fun on the young man at supper.
(d) The banker had made fun on the young man at supper.
Ans: (a)
The Bet Textual Grammar Correct the Errors Set 3
Correct the errors in the following sentences by choosing the right option:
82. Voluntary confinement is great deal harder to bear than compulsory.
(a) Voluntary confinement is greater deal harder to bear than compulsory.
(b) Voluntary confinement is a great deal harder to bear than compulsory.
(c) Voluntary confinement is very great deal harder to bear than compulsory.
(d) Voluntary confinement is much great deal harder to bear than compulsory.
Ans: (b)
83. It was agreed that for fifteen years he should not free to cross the threshold of the lodge.
(a) It was agreed that for fifteen years he should be not free to cross the threshold of the lodge.
(b) It was agreed that for fifteen years he should not being free to cross the threshold of the lodge.
(c) It was agreed that for fifteen years he should not be free to cross the threshold of the lodge.
(d) It was agreed that for fifteen years he should not to be free to cross the threshold of the lodge.
Ans: (c)
84. The agreement provided for every details and every trifle.
(a) The agreement provided for every detail and every trifle.
(b) The agreement provides for every details and every trifle.
(c) The agreement has provided for every details and every trifle.
(d) The agreement provided for each details and every trifle.
Ans: (a)
The Bet Textual Grammar Correct the Errors Set 4
Correct the errors in the following sentences by choosing the right option:
85. The sounds of the piano could be heard continually day or night from his lodge.
(a) The sounds of the piano could be heard continually on day and night from his lodge.
(b) The sounds of the piano could be heard continually day and night from his lodge.
(c) The sounds of the piano could be heard continual day and night from his lodge.
(d) The sounds of the piano could have been heard continually day or night from his lodge.
Ans: (b)
86. Wine, he writes, excites the desires.
(a) Wine, he writing, excites the desires.
(b) Wine, he had wrote, excites the desires.
(c) Wine, he wrote, excites the desires.
(d) Wine, he had written, excites the desires.
Ans: (c)
87. He would spend hours writing and in the morning tear off all that he had written.
(a) He would spend hours writing and in the morning tore off all that he had written.
(b) He would spend hours writing and in the morning tearing off all that he had written.
(c) He would spend hours writing and in the morning tore out all that he had written.
(d) He would spend hours writing and in the morning tear up all that he had written.
Ans: (d)
The Bet Textual Grammar Correct the Errors Set 5
Correct the errors in the following sentences by choosing the right option:
88. He threw himself eager into these studies.
(a) He throws himself eager into these studies.
(b) He threw himself eagerly into these studies.
(c) He had threw himself eager into these studies.
(d) He had thrown himself eager into these studies.
Ans: (b)
89. That shot will shows me that my efforts have not been thrown away.
(a) That shot will show me that my efforts have not been thrown away.
(b) That shot will showing me that my efforts have not been thrown away.
(c) That shot will shows me that my effort have not been thrown away.
(d) That shot would show me that my efforts have not being thrown away.
Ans: (a)
90. Then after the tenth year, the prisoner sit immovably at the table.
(a) Then after the tenth year, the prisoner sits immovably at the table.
(b) Then after the tenth year, the prisoner was sit immovably at the table.
(c) Then after the tenth year, the prisoner sat immovably at the table.
(d) Then after the tenth year, the prisoner sitting immovably at the table.
Ans: ©
The Bet Textual Grammar Correct the Errors Set 6
Correct the errors in the following sentences by choosing the right option:
91. A damp cutting wind was raced about the garden.
(a) A damp cutting wind was race about the garden.
(b) A damp cutting wind had raced about the garden.
(c) A damp cutting wind was racing about the garden.
(d) A damp cutting wind races about the garden.
Ans: (c)
92. He twice calls the watchman but no answer followed.
(a) He twice calling the watchman but no answer followed.
(b) He twice called the watchman but no answer followed.
(c) He twice had called the watchman but no answer followed.
(d) He was twice calling the watchman but no answer followed.
Ans: (b)
93. The banker expected to heard at once footsteps and a cry of astonishment.
(a) The banker expected to hear at once footsteps and a cry of astonishment.
(b) The banker expected to hearing at once footsteps and a cry of astonishment.
(c) The banker expected to be heard at once footsteps and a cry of astonishment.
(d) The banker expected to hears at once footsteps and a cry of astonishment.
Ans: (a)
The Bet Textual Grammar Correct the Errors Set 7
Correct the errors in the following sentences by choosing the right option:
94. His face were yellow with an earthy tint in it.
(a) His face was yellow with an earthy tint in it.
(b) His face was yellows with an earthy tint in it.
(c) His face is yellow with an earthy tint in it.
(d) His face being yellow with an earthy tint in it.
Ans: (a)
95. No one would believed that he was only forty.
(a) No one would believes that he was only forty.
(b) No one would have believed that he was only forty.
(c) No one will believed that he was only forty.
(d) No one would believing that he was only forty.
Ans: (b)
96. To-morrow at twelve o’clock I regains my freedom.
(a) To-morrow at twelve o’clock I regained my freedom.
(b) To-morrow at twelve o’clock I regaining my freedom.
(c) To-morrow at twelve o’clock I will regain my freedom.
(d) To-morrow at twelve o’clock I have regain my freedom.
Ans: (c)
The Bet Textual Grammar Correct the Errors Set 8
Correct the errors in the following sentences by choosing the right option:
97. I have not saw the earth nor men.
(a) I have not seen the earth nor men.
(b) I had not saw the earth nor men.
(c) I not have seen the earth nor men.
(d) I have saw not the earth nor men.
Ans: (a)
98. I have hunted stags and wild boars on the forests.
(a) I have hunted stags and wild boars in the forests.
(b) I have hunted stags and wild boars over the forests.
(c) I have hunted stags and wild boars under the forests.
(d) I have hunted stags and wild boars at the forests.
Ans: (a)
99. Your books has given me wisdom.
(a) Your books had gave me wisdom.
(b) Your books gave me wisdom.
(c) Your books have given me wisdom.
(d) Your book has given me wisdom.
Ans: (c)
100. I renounce the two millions of which I once dreams as of paradise.
(a) I renounce the two millions of which I once dreamed as of paradise.
(b) I renounce the two millions of which I once dreaming as of paradise.
(c) I renounce the two millions of which I once dreamt as of paradise.
(d) I renounce the two millions of which I once dreams as in paradise.
Ans: (a)
