Question
In the sentence, identify the segment which contains
the grammatical error. In the case of the guinea pig, the number of offsprings varies between two to five.Solution
The grammatical error of the sentence is in option C. The error is related to the noun āoffspringsā. Singular and plural versions of a few nouns are the same: offspring, deer, sheep, aircraft, apparatus, etc. are a few of them. For example, The airline is taking steps to ensure the safety of its aircraft. There were several sheep in my field. A lot of deer were brought to the zoo. āOffspringā means āthe young of an animal or humansā. For example, Ramās sister came over on Sunday with all her offspring. Here, āoffspringā is a plural noun as it is written after the clause āthe number ofā. And we write singular verb (i.e. varies in this sentence) after this. In order to make the sentence correct, replace āoffspringsā with āoffspringā. Correct sentence: āIn the case of the guinea pig, the number of offspring varies between two to five.ā
Present age of āAā is 40% more than that of āBā. If 11 years hence from now, āBā will be 5 years younger than āAā, then find the sum of ...
The present ages of A and B are 'x' years and 'y' years respectively. Four years ago, the sum of their ages was 34 years. If the average of 'x' and 31 i...
The present ages of A and B are in the ratio 4 : 5. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will be 5 : 6. Find their present ages.
6 years ago from now, Arjun said to Rohit, my age is thrice your age. 9 years hence from now, Rohit said to Arjun, my age is 50% less than yours. Find ...
Four years back, the ratio of Rohan and Nehaās ages was 9:10. Twelve years from now, their ages will be in the ratio 11:12. What is Nehaās current a...
Present ages of 'P' and 'Q' are in ratio 5:6, respectively. If ten years hence from now, age of 'P' will be 25% less than that of 'Q', then find the rat...
The birth year of three siblings are consecutive. The present age of the eldest sibling is 10% more than the present age of the youngest sibling. What i...
If the ratio of the ages of Karan and Saroj is 5 : 7. 8 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 2 : 3. Find the present age of Saroj?
7 years ago, the ratio of the ages of Pia and Qasim was 9:7. The present age of Tom is 20 years more than one-seventh of Qasimās present age. Find Tom...
If the total ages of A and B is 12 years more than the total age of B and C. C is how many years younger than A?