1. No sooner had and
2. no sooner did.
PRACTICE SET 2:
1.John' s salary is much larger than Tom.
2.Ramesh helped not only me but also
3.Give me three thousands rupees, please.
4.More than two boys were present n the class.
5.More than one person have found it correct.
6.Only three- fourths of the work are complete and we are left with no time.
7.The English defeated french in the battle of Waterloo.
8.The three last chapters of this book are very interesting.
9.In summer ,days are warm than nights.
10.A large number of houses are coming up in our town
Answers with Explanation
1. ' That of Tom' in place of 'Tom'
2. No error. The sentnce is correct.
3. ' Three thousan ' in place of ' Three thousans '. Some nouns when preceded by a
numeral remain unchanged in form.
4. No error .The sentnce is correct.
5. ' Has found ' in place of ' have found '. More than one is singular.
6. ' Is ' in place of 'are'. ' Three- fourths ' make one unit an thus it is singular.
7. ' The French' in place of ' french '. ' The French ' means ' The French people.
8. ' The last three ' in plac of ' the three last'
9. ' warmer ' in place of warm. Here the sentence is in the comparative degree
and thus 'warmer' is appropriate.
10. No error .The sentnce is correct.
PRACTICE SET 3:
1. They appointed him as a manager as he is efficient.
2. The reason of his failure is due to his intelligence.
3. The prices of this article considerably varies in different parts o the country.
4. Mr.Sharma is planning to settle in Delhi as soon as he will retire in April next year.
5.One should always take care of his health.
6. Mary is smarter than anybody in her class.
7. I lived in a three- hundred – years old house in Bombay.
8. He is the strongest and very tall boy in the whole college.
9. I was born on the March 31st 1984 in Bihar.
10. The principal offered me tea but I denied it.
Answers and Explanation
