14. Fifty Quick-Fire Recall Sentences

Unlike the segmented sentences elsewhere in this book, the items below are presented as single lines with the error bolded, for rapid last-minute recall rather than deep practice. Read each line, decide the fix before looking at the bracketed correction, and move to the next. Aim to complete all fifty in under ten minutes as a final warm-up before a mock test or the actual exam.

1. She is married with a bank officer. [married to]
2. Less students enrolled this year. [Fewer students]
3. He discussed about the topic at length. [discussed the topic]
4. One of the clerks were absent today. [was absent]
5. Each of the rooms were inspected. [was inspected]
6. Kindly return back the documents. [return the documents]
7. The board is comprised of ten members. [comprises ten members / is composed of ten members]
8. She has been working here since five years. [for five years]
9. He is capable to handle the pressure. [capable of handling]
10. Her approach was similar with his. [similar to]
11. They must comply to the new rules. [comply with]
12. This is more better than the last attempt. [better]
13. Let us discuss this point farther. [further]
14. The prize was split between the three winners. [among]
15. She scored highest marks in her batch. [the highest marks]
16. He arrived despite of the traffic. [despite the traffic / in spite of the traffic]
17. The teacher suggested him to revise. [suggested that he revise]
18. Myself and my brother attended the event. [My brother and I]
19. He informed about the delay. [informed everyone about the delay]
20. Both the manager as well as the clerk agreed. [and the clerk]
21. The company revised it's policy. [its policy]
22. Who did you report to yesterday? [Whom did you report to]
23. He gave her useful advise. [advice]
24. It has been two years ago since he joined. [since he joined / two years ago]
25. Please await for further updates. [await further updates]
26. He hasn't hardly slept this week. [has hardly slept]
27. The twins both look alike to each other. [look alike]
28. Never he attended a single class. [Never did he attend]
29. He arrived later than the latter candidate on the list, though no earlier pair was named. [the other candidate]
30. She kept spare stationary in her drawer. [stationery]
31. The board shared several informations. [pieces of information]
32. The committee refused to except his appeal. [accept his appeal]
33. The reason for the delay is because of rain. [is that it rained]
34. Only she scored a hundred; nobody else came close. [correct as is — included to confirm you can recognise a correct sentence]
35. Weak students are prone to make careless errors. [prone to making]
36. This year's result cannot be compared to last year's in a strict statistical sense. [compared with]
37. Candidates should try and finish on time. [try to finish]
38. Please do not repeat the same mistake again. [repeat the mistake]
39. He tried to convince the officer to reconsidering. [convince the officer to reconsider]
40. I wish I have more time to prepare. [I wish I had]
41. The number of applicants have doubled this year. [has doubled]
42. Neither the manager nor the staff were informed. [depends on the nearer subject's true number — check carefully before assuming]
43. He is one of the few officers who has cleared all three stages. [who have cleared]
44. She works hard every single day. [correct as is]
45. The syllabus is far more comprehensive than the prelims. [than the prelims syllabus]
46. He hardly ever misses a class. [correct as is]
47. The two proposals are entirely different than expected. [different from what was expected]
48. Each candidate must carry their own pen. [his or her own pen, under the strict exam convention]
49. The invigilator kept an extra box of stationary. [stationery]
50. She has little time left before the exam. [correct as is — "little" correctly modifies the uncountable noun "time"]