Grammar and English Usage

Who Knows ____ Better than ____ do .

  • Me , I
  • I , Me
  • Me , Me
  • I , I

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Correct the following :

The hope is that the sheer expense to make producers pay will spur the industry towards making greener machines.

Please someone suggest some good books for preparing grammar for CAT.

Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

My elder brother is older to me by five years.

  • My elder brother is older than me by five years.
  • My elder brother is older than I by five years.
  • My older brother is elder to me by five years.

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Can someone share a few links where I can read about subject-verb agreement? It would of great help! 😃

Hello Puys,


What is the difference between the below 2 two statements in terms of meaning?

1) Many people suggest bringing down audiocassette prices to reduce the incidence of music piracy.

2) Many people suggest to bring down audiocassette prices to reduce the incidence of music piracy.

identify the correct one....??



A) Notwithstanding the adverse weather, the search party reached the highland where the plane had crashed.
B) Do you object to working late?

  • none of these
  • A
  • B
  • BOTH are correct

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Be careful, someone will trip on the cable.

what does this mean...??
can anyone help pls...

I have passed/ the examination/ two years ago.

  • no error
  • c
  • b
  • a

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In a hierarchical organization employees depend from one boss.

what does this phrasal verb mean? It could have been depend on.

I hope/ he wont return now/ because he has left/ with bag and baggage.

  • a
  • b
  • c
  • d
  • no error

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one of sentence is nt acceptable in standard eng grammer

  • I am looking forward to meet you.
  • India needs determined and devoted workers.
  • We have spent a lot over this project.
  • It has nothing to do with this community.

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Of the billions of stars in the galaxy,/ how much are/ suitable for life?

  • no error
  • a
  • c
  • b

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Which one is correct? You and mary is running? you and Mary are running?

Give reasons

These are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.


(CAT 2008)



A. I did not know what to make of you.

B. Because you'd lived in India, I associate you more with my parents than with me.

C. And yet you were unlike my cousins in Calcutta, who seem so innocent and obedient when I visited them.

D. You were not curious about me in the least.

E. Although you did make effort to meet me.

  • A and B
  • A and D
  • D only
  • A and E
  • A only

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These are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option.

(CAT 2007)


I am confused by the OA, which says B AND D are correct, please discuss



A. It is sometimes told that democratic

B. government originated in the city-states

C. of ancient Greece. Democratic ideals have been handed to us from that time.

D. In truth, however, this is an unhelpful assertion.

E. The Greeks gave us the word, hence did not provide us with a model.


  • B, C & D
  • B & D
  • A, B & D
  • D only
  • B only

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It was a tough situation and Manasi was taking pains to make it better

  • Incorrect
  • correct
  • pain and pains both can be used

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choose the odd one out:


a.childhood b.infancy c.teenage d.adulthood. e.old man

identify grammatical error:


everyone applauded him judiciously for handling such a challenging issue.

Habits are a funny thing.



a) correct

b) incorrect


plz discuss..