English Language Practice Paper on Adjectives for CLAT

English Language Practice Paper on Adjectives for CLAT

Question: Spot the errors if any in the following sentences:

• She is more (A) clever than (B) her sister (C) No error (D)

Ans. b

Rationale: use ‘cleverer’ in place of ‘more clever’ as two comparatives are not together

• The Nile is (A) longer than any other (B) river in India (C) No error (D)

Ans. b

Rationale: remove other​​ as other is not used when we compare one thing with the thing which is large in number

• She is both (A) clever and intelligent (B) than her sister (C) No error (D)

Ans. b

Rationale: use more before intelligent as when two adjectives qualify the same noun, both the adjectives should be expressed in the same degree.

• This novel is (A) the most interesting (B) of any in the library (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans.​​ c

Rationale:​​ in place of ‘any’, ‘all’ should be used as the comparison is done amongst all the books

• Her shirt (A) is cheaper (B) than you (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans.​​ c

Rationale:​​ instead of you, yours or your shirt will be used because the comparison is being done of shirt

• Whole country (A) is suffering (B) from drought (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans.​​ a

Rationale:​​ place ‘the’ before whole as when whole is used as adjective for plural nouns ‘the’ is used before it.

• Neither she (A) is intelligent (B) nor honest (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans. b

Rationale:​​ use neither before intelligent as neither should be placed immediately before the words they emphasize

• Not only he (A) likes to take coffee (B) but also tea (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans. b

Rationale:​​ not only will be used before coffee as it should be placed immediately before the words they emphasize

• She is as honest (A) if not more honest (B) than her brother (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans.​​ a

Rationale:​​ as is used in the positive degree to denote equality when a sentence contains adjectives in positive.

• I am as strong (A) or even stronger (B) than my foe (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans.​​ a

Rationale:​​ as is used in the positive degree to denote equality when a sentence contains adjectives in positive.

• My book is (A) three times (B) cheaper than yours (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans.​​ c

Rationale:​​ use as cheap as instead of cheaper as no comparison is implied in the sentences where ‘time’ is used.

• She is the most (A) active and energetic social (B) worker in our club (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans. b

Rationale:​​ most will be used before energetic as when two adjectives qualify the same noun, both the adjectives should be expressed in the same degree.

• Your income (A) is many times (B) higher than Tushar’s (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans.​​ c

Rationale:​​ use as high as instead of higher as no comparison is implied in the sentences where ‘time’ is used.

• He is (A) senior than me (B) in service (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans. b

Rationale:​​ use to in place of than as adjectives such as prior, senior, superior, prefer etc are followed by ‘to’.

• Lemon juice (A) is preferable (B) than tea (C)​​ No error (D)

Ans.​​ c

Rationale:​​ use to in place of than as adjectives such as prior, senior, superior, prefer etc are followed by ‘to’.