Let us all be clear about this — CLAT requires you to be fluent in English.

While some of you may be quiet confident about your English speaking and writing skills, you may not be aware of some mistakes you have been making on all this while.

Most of us do not use formal English while conversing within our close circle. While talking, we often use incorrect grammar and we do not care to correct ourselves taking solace in the fact that the other person has understood us. This neglect can lead to incorrect spellings and wrong sentence structures.

Errors in language can wreak havoc in a lawyer’s life.

So, CLAT wants you to be very well prepared in this subject and, hence, it forms an important part of the exam which you should be careful about.

The following questions compiled by the experts at CLATapult – CLAT coaching in Kolkata are straightforward and ask you to identify and correct the error in a sentence. You must keep in mind that practice is important for achieving full marks in such questions.

Each sentence below contains an error. Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences.

1. Please ask your father to unthaw the meatballs while I finish cooking the pasta.
2. Bring this water to your grandfather, he is very thirsty.
3. The teacher was impressed with I and Mark.
4. Irregardless of what you think, I am going to drive this car.
5. Corporate houses do not wait to think about how their actions will effect others.
6. I bought you this chocolate because your a very good boy.
7. I did not know that this is Mr. Phillips’s new car!
8. Raj had not expected to loose so much money at the horse races.
9. The principle of Thames school is very strict; all the students are scared of him.
10. Can you borrow your pencil to me just for one day?
11. I have been thinking of visiting them but there house is too far away.
12. The dog might be sick; it keeps scratching it’s own coat of fur.
13. Our burger is way cheesier and meatier.
14. Kolkata has a lot of famous sweets i.e. Rosogolla.
15. Priya has a bad habit of peaking into other people’s copies.
16. Yedi is a man that loves his work more than anything else in the world.
17. Before leaving I want you to know that I am going to miss you alot.
18. This is a lamp who can keep add a touch of brightness to your room.
19. Don’t you think that my design is better looking then yours?
20. I can ensure you that he is a hardworking fellow and shall be an asset for your firm.
21. You should reinforce the ends the keep them from fraying.
22. The tanginess of the wine compliments the meatiness of the dish perfectly.
23. I am finding it difficult to choose among my pair of red trousers and my pair of green ones.
24. I hired a housekeeper who I met at my mother’s new house.
25. I have missed them so so much! I cannot tell you how anxious I am to see my parents after so long.
26. Ravi’s speech was impactful and impressed the client.
27. If I was President I would have made chocolate a part of school meals.
28. The juggler and dancer are going to arrive soon.
29. Everyone must brew their own coffee.
30. At fifteen years of age, my mother gifted me a bicycle.
31. She is married with a plumber who is five years older than her.
32. I have seen him yesterday at the grocery store.
33. I would like to talk to you so please tell me if you have a free time.
34. I have visited my sick aunt two days back.
35. Remember that I have a four months old son at home.
36. Today afternoon I am going to go out for jogging.
37. We travelled to New York ten years before.
38. She is good person, every neighbours like her.
39. Although it was sunny, but I carried an umbrella just in case.
40. I enjoyed from the theatre production which was put up at the school.
41. I want to visit United States of America one day.
42. My father has recently joined a new work.
43. I did not meet nobody in this house today.
44. My train departs in 7 am from the new station which has been constructed across the road.
45. She is a success person and an inspiration for her peers.
46. People realize only later that the life is hard and not a bed of roses.
47. She said me that she was hungry before eating all the cookies.
48. You have to admit that it is more cold now than it was ten days back.
49. They have managed to make a good life themself.
50. We cut the cake usually on her birthday.

ANSWER KEY-Error Correction

1. Please ask your father to thaw the meatballs while I finish cooking the pasta.
2. Take this water to your grandfather, he is very thirsty.
3. The teacher was impressed with Mark and me.
4. Regardless of what you think, I am going to drive this car.
5. Corporate houses do not wait to think about how their actions will affect
6. I bought you this chocolate because you’re a very good boy.
7. I did not know that this is Phillips’ new car!
8. Raj had not expected to lose so much money at the horse races.
9. The principal of Thames school is very strict, all the students are scared of him.
10. Can I borrow your pencil to me just for one day?

OR

Can you lend me your pencil just for one day?

11. I have been thinking of visiting them but their house is too far away.
12. The dog might be sick; it keeps scratching its own coat of fur.
13. Our burger is way cheesier and meatier than the burger you will find next door. (The comparison has to be completed)
14. Kolkata has a lot of famous sweets g. Rosogolla.
15. Priya has a bad habit of peeking into other people’s copies.
16. Yedi is a man who loves his work more than anything else in the world.
17. Before leaving I want you to know that I am going to miss you a lot.
18. This is a lamp that/which can keep add a touch of brightness to your room.
19. Don’t you think that my design is better looking than yours?
20. I can assure you that he is a hardworking fellow and shall be an asset for your firm.
21. You should reinforce the ends to keep them from fraying.
22. The tanginess of the wine complements the meatiness of the dish perfectly.
23. I am finding it difficult to choose between my pair of red trousers and my pair of green ones.
24. I hired a housekeeper whom I met at my mother’s new house.
25. I have missed them so much! I cannot tell you how excited I am to see my parents after so long.
26. Ravi’s speech had an impact and impressed the client.
27. If I were President I would have made chocolate a part of school meals.
28. The juggler and dancer is going to arrive soon.
29. Everyone must brew his or her own coffee.
30. When I was fifteen years old, I received a bicycle as a gift from my mother.
31. She is married to a plumber who is five years older than her.
32. I saw him yesterday at the grocery store.
33. I would like to talk to you so please tell me if you have some free time.
34. I visited my sick aunt two days back.
35. Remember that I have a four month old son at home.
36. This afternoon I am going to go out for jogging.
37. We travelled to New York ten years
38. She is good person, every neighbour likes
39. Although it was sunny, I carried an umbrella just in case.
40. I enjoyed the theatre production which was put up at the school.
41. I want to visit the United States of America one day.
42. My father has recently joined a new job/office.
43. I did not meet anybody in this house today.
44. My train departs at 7 am from the new station which has been constructed across the road.
45. She is a successful person and an inspiration for her peers.
46. People realize only later that life is hard and not a bed of roses.
47. She told me that she was hungry before eating all the cookies.
48. You have to admit that it is colder now than it was ten days back.
49. They have managed to make a good life
50. We usually cut the cake on her birthday.

OR

Usually we cut the cake on her birthday.