In each of the following questions a part of the sentence is underlined. This part may contain an error. From the given options choose the sentence fragment that will correctly replace the underlined part and make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) as the answer.

1. When the auditor start investigating several irregularities were detected.

a) started investigating

b) would start investigating

c) had started investigating

d) will start investigating

e) No correction is required

2. You must be stopped these undesirable activities immediately.

a) must be stopping

b) must have stopped

c) must have been stopped

d) must stop

e) No correction is required

3. Farmers in our country are overly dependent on rain and often face the threat to natural calamities like floods.

a) threat of natural calamities

b) threat against natural calamities

c) threat due to natural calamities

d) natural calamities threatened

e) No correction is required

4. Automation might improve productivity, but it also led to unemployment.

a) lead to unemployment

b) leads to unemployment

c) leed to unemployment

d) lid to unemployment

e) No correction is required

5. The agricultural sector deserves the most attention than the industrial sector.

a) more attention than

b) attention more than

c) the more attention

d) most attention

e) No correction is required

Answers

1. When the auditor started investigating several irregularities were detected.

2. You must stop these undesirable activities immediately.

3. Farmers in our country are overly dependent on rain and often face the threat of natural calamities like floods.

4. Automation might improve productivity, but it also leads to unemployment.

5. The agricultural sector deserves more attention than the industrial sector.