Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule” , “Each of/ One of/Most of + Plural Subject + Singular Verb” is the correct structure of the sentence. So, ‘Books’ is a plural subject . But, ‘belongs’ will be used as a singular verb.

Explanation: Heavily means in a heavy manner. Here ‘Heavily’ will be used as an Adverb. ‘Pay heavily’ means to bear the strong consequences of an action.

Explanation: The given sentence is positive so the question tag will be negative and the contracted form(negative) of ‘will’ is ‘won’t’. So, ‘will’ converts to ‘won’t’. Hence, no improvement required in the sentence.

Explanation: ‘I left’ is the correct answer because the action of leaving an umbrella was in the past tense.

Explanation: ‘Different from’ typically requires a noun or noun form to complete the expression and we use ‘different than’, when we want to follow the expression not with a noun but with a clause. Here, the noun is a person. Hence, ‘different from each other’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: Fright means a sudden feeling of shock or fear. So, ‘In fright’ is the most appropriate answer because it defines a state of fear.

Explanation: ‘Advise’ does not come with the preposition ‘to’. Hence, ‘advise me’ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: Tall enough’ is the most appropriate answer because ‘adjective + enough’ is the fixed structure of the sentence using enough and an adjective(tall).

Explanation: We use ‘subjunctive mood’ when we want to express wishes or desires. For example, I wish I were the Prime Minister, I wish I could play football. Whereas, “I wish + V2 (second form of the verb)” is the correct structure of a sentence having a subjunctive mood. Hence, ‘I wish I knew’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: Hardly is a negative word and we use ‘any’ in sentences giving a negative sense. Hence. ‘Hardly any friends’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: ‘Obey’ is a transitive verb and an object comes after a transitive verb. Hence ‘obey my(object)’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: It is a closed conditional sentence because the result of the battle depends upon their valour. However, in a closed conditional sentence, we generally use ‘If , Had + V3’. But sometimes we can use ‘But, without’ in place of ‘If’. Hence, no substitution required in this sentence.

Explanation: Some verbs avail/enjoy/absent/hurt comes with fixed reflexive pronouns as himself/yourself/themselves. Hence, ‘avail yourself of’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: ‘In accordance with’ is a phrase which means to agree with or follow something, such as a rule or a request.

Explanation: In the given sentence, the verb is ‘meet’ and after which there should be an object (‘me and my’). Hence, ‘me and my’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: ‘Happier is a comparative degree which is used when we do a comparison between two subjects. However, using ‘more’ with a comparative degree is superfluousness(not necessary). Hence, ‘much happier’ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: India is a singular noun & a singular noun takes a singular verb. Therefore, a singular verb “witnesses” will be used. The sentence is also in present tense.

Explanation: Here, the ThinkPad XI Fold is compared to its other devices, therefore, a positive degree of comparison will be used.

Explanation: Weighty – serious and important Enormous – very big and great Trivial- not important Lightest- of very little weight As per the context of the sentence, the rising prices of essential food items have a huge impact on the poor. In the current scenario, the adjective ‘enormous’ is the correct choice in the given blank.

Explanation: As per the context of the sentence, the death of a veteran actor has been talked about. The given sentence is in present perfect tense, hence we need a noun in the present form only. Therefore, ‘demise’ will be used in place of the ‘deceased’

Explanation: Many is used with countable nouns whereas ‘much’ is used with uncountable nouns. Here children is a countable noun so many will be used in place of Much.

Explanation: When we have to talk with respect to time as long as is used and when we have to talk about quantity so much as is used to here as long as is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: As the ports are already located there, the third form of the verb (V3) will be used.In the given sentence, the underlined phrase to be replaced with ‘are located’.Here, ‘as’ is a conjunction and it makes the clause the subject of this clause is ‘ports’ hence the verb is used in the plural form and the verb V3 ‘located’ should be used instead of ‘locating’ because ‘be + located’ means ‘be situated in a particular place’

Explanation: “In’ preposition is correct because it is used to show an enclosed space or a place that is surrounded by boundaries. So, ‘spoken in’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: Since – point of time For – period of time. So “As we’ve been neighbours, I have known Mrs. Shashi Singh for more than 16 years” will be the correct answer because 16 years is period of time and not the point of time.

Explanation: On’ as a preposition means something fixed to or touching something, especially surface. For example, on the table, on the ceiling etc. In the given question, the pet is sitting at the surface of the branch of the tree. Hence, ‘on’ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: In the given sentence there are two clauses the main clause is ‘Her dog, a black Labrador, gulped the biscuit down.’ and the subordinate clause is ‘Since it falls on the floor’ As we can see that the main clause’s verb is in the past tense the verb is ‘gulped’ so according to the rule of grammar the subordinate clause should be in the past tense.So replace ‘falls’ with ‘fell’

Explanation: We use ‘who’ for living beings and ‘which’ for non living things. In the given sentence, we are referring to a class i.e a non living thing. Hence, ‘which is expected to do’ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: As the given sentence is in the past tense, we will use the past form ‘did’ and not ‘does’. However, “Did + V1(base form of verb)” is grammatically the correct structure. Hence, ‘did not have’ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: ‘Not only____But also’ is a fixed conjunction pair. Hence, ‘not only killed innocent persons but also’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: According to the ‘Question Tag rules’, If the sentence is positive, the question tag must be negative and vice-versa. Whereas, for negative question tags, the contracted form(havn’t, hasn’t, aren’t, won’t) of the helping verb will be used. Similarly in the given question, the sentence is positive as it tells about the ability of the subject, so the question tag must be negative and in the contracted form. Hence, “isn’t she” will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In the given question, Shivangi is a singular subject which will take ‘was’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘who was struck’ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: Space is an uncountable noun. Hence, a singular verb(was) will be used.

Explanation: Lata told her team leader will be the correct sentence structure because ‘Told + to’ is incorrect.

Explanation: ‘Trend’ represents an uncountable noun and for an uncountable noun, a singular verb is used. Hence, ‘is likely to continue’ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: No substitution is required. The sentence is grammatically correct.

Explanation: Pride- A group of lions. Hence, ‘a pride of lions’ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: No improvement. The given sentence is correct.

Explanation: The incident was in continuous tense in the past. Hence, ‘was + V1 + ing’ is the correct structure. Therefore, the given sentence is correct.

Explanation: The given sentence is in the present continuous tense.Here the past form of the verb ‘would’ is incorrect. So, the second person singular present form of the verb ‘are’ should be used in place of ‘would’.

Explanation: “Had been” represents the action that the speaker used to do in the past. Hence, past perfect tense will be used. So, option (a) is correct.

Explanation: ‘Those’ is used for living beings while ‘that’ is used for non-living things. So, option (b) is correct.

Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct.

Explanation: The declaration was done recently. Hence, the present perfect tense(has been + V3) will be used. So, “Rohit Sharma has been declared the best batsman of 2019” is the correct sentence.

Explanation: Product will arrive in the market in future. Hence, simple future tense will be used. So “The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves only next year.” is the correct sentence.

Explanation: The given sentence is in the simple past tense, so it will have a verb in its simple past form(sensed) and not in the continuous form(sensing).

Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct.

Explanation: The sentence tells about a past action so the past form of the verb(came) will be used. So “Swami Vivekanand’s vast knowledge of Eastern and Western culture appealed to all those who came in contact with him.” is the correct sentence.

Explanation: A positive sentence has a negative question tag and the tense of the sentence do not change.So “The house has a garden in front, hasn’t it?” is the correct answer.

Explanation: For past action, past perfect tense(had) will be used. NOTE:- for this type of sentence.Before “Before” and after “After” past perfect tense is used. So “Many attempts had been made to climb the Everest before Tenzing and Hillary succeeded.