23  Additional Grammar Practice

23.1 Introduction

This chapter consolidates all the grammar concepts you have studied so far—tenses, subject–verb agreement, articles, prepositions, pronouns, modifiers, conditionals, and sentence structure. The aim is to practice varied error types in one place so that you can handle mixed grammar questions in exams confidently.

23.2 1) Tenses and Consistency

Errors often arise from incorrect tense usage or mixing tenses.

Examples
- ❌ He go to school yesterday.
✅ He went to school yesterday.

  • ❌ I was knowing the answer.
    ✅ I knew the answer.

23.3 2) Subject–Verb Agreement

The verb must agree with the subject in number and person.

Examples
- ❌ The quality of mangoes are good.
✅ The quality of mangoes is good.

  • ❌ Neither the teacher nor the students was present.
    ✅ Neither the teacher nor the students were present.

23.4 3) Articles

Correct use of a, an, the.

Examples
- ❌ She is doctor.
✅ She is a doctor.

  • ❌ The Mount Everest is the highest peak.
    ✅ Mount Everest is the highest peak.

23.5 4) Prepositions

Prepositions are often misused in exams.

Examples
- ❌ He is good in English.
✅ He is good at English.

  • ❌ She is married with a doctor.
    ✅ She is married to a doctor.

23.6 5) Pronouns

Check agreement in gender and number.

Examples
- ❌ Every boy must do their duty.
✅ Every boy must do his duty.

  • ❌ Neither of the two girls has completed their work.
    ✅ Neither of the two girls has completed her work.

23.7 6) Modifiers

Misplaced or dangling modifiers create confusion.

Examples
- ❌ Running fast, the gate was reached by him.
✅ Running fast, he reached the gate.

  • ❌ I almost ate the whole pizza.
    ✅ I ate almost the whole pizza.

23.8 7) Conditionals

Conditionals must follow proper structure.

Examples
- ❌ If you will work hard, you will succeed.
✅ If you work hard, you will succeed.

  • ❌ If I was you, I would take the job.
    ✅ If I were you, I would take the job.

23.9 8) Sentence Improvement

Exams often give underlined parts for correction.

Examples
- ❌ He insisted to go.
✅ He insisted on going.

  • ❌ She is senior than me.
    ✅ She is senior to me.

23.10 9) Solved Practice Examples

  1. ❌ One of the boys have broken the window.
    ✅ One of the boys has broken the window.

  2. ❌ Neither of the answers are correct.
    ✅ Neither of the answers is correct.

  3. ❌ He is suffering with fever.
    ✅ He is suffering from fever.

  4. ❌ She gave me an advice.
    ✅ She gave me a piece of advice.

  5. ❌ He is the best player in our country.
    ✅ He is the best player of our country.

23.11 10) Practice Set

23.11.1 Part A – Error Spotting

  1. She do not like to sing.
  2. The scissors is on the table.
  3. The teacher along with the students are going to the park.
  4. He succeeded inspite of all difficulties.
  5. The jury were divided in their opinion.

23.11.2 Part B – Sentence Improvement

  1. He is superior than her in singing.
  2. The baby cried when it lost their toy.
  3. He prefers tea than coffee.
  4. They are living in Mumbai since 5 years.
  5. Unless you will work hard, you will not pass.

23.12 11) Answer Key

Part A
1. do → does
2. is → are
3. are → is
4. inspite of → in spite of
5. were → was

Part B
6. superior than → superior to
7. their → its
8. than → to
9. since → for
10. Unless you will → Unless you

23.13 Summary

  • Practice ensures mastery; errors in exams are often basic but hidden.
  • Focus on agreement, tense, prepositions, pronouns, and modifiers.
  • Always identify the root rule behind the error, not just the correction.
  • Consistent drilling will sharpen both accuracy and speed in grammar sections.