Question
In each of the questions, a sentence has been divided
into four parts, one of which may contain an error. Identify that fragment and mark it as your answer. Mark (E) if the sentence contains no error. Air pollution caused by industrial fumes (A)/ have been studied for years, (B)/ but only recently have (C)/ the harmful effects of noise pollution become known (D)/. No error (E)Solution
The subject "Air pollution caused by industrial fumes" is singular, so the verb should also be singular. Therefore, "have" should be corrected to "has" to match the singular subject.
An idiom/phrase is given in bold. Following this idiom/phrase are given three sentences, which use the given idiom/phrase. The idiom/phrase may or may ...
The manager was on the ball during the crisis, handling everything swiftly and effectively.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the bold idiom.
We need to iron out the differences between us.
No community is likely to sell the cat by making gratuitous concessions on this issue.
Doozy
"After months of struggling with the project, the team finally made significant progress and feels they are out of the woods. "
Press ahead
To bring to the book
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To be on the same page
Keep body and soul together
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