1955
1. The witness swore that this is false.
✅ Correction: The witness swore that that was false.
📌 Error: Tense inconsistency ("swore" is past tense, so "is" should be "was").
2. He promised to have given me a post.
✅ Correction: He promised to give me a post.
📌 Error: Incorrect infinitive ("to have given" is illogical; "to give" is correct).
3. Are you connected in this new scheme?
✅ Correction: Are you connected with this new scheme?
📌 Error: Wrong preposition ("in" → "with").
4. The judge disposed the case at once.
✅ Correction: The judge disposed of the case summarily.
📌 Error: Missing preposition ("disposed of") + "at once" is less formal than "summarily."
5. When he reaches to manhood, he will visit to England.
✅ Correction: When he reaches manhood, he will visit England.
📌 Error: Redundant prepositions ("to" should be removed in both cases).
6. He came to me to enquire what is the salary attached to the appointment.
✅ Correction: He came to enquire of me the salary attached to the appointment.
📌 Error: Awkward phrasing; "enquire of me" is more natural in formal English.
7. There is nothing such as chance.
✅ Correction: There is no such thing as chance.
📌 Error: Incorrect phrasing ("nothing such as" → "no such thing as").
8. Why the Government levies taxes.
✅ Correction: Why does the Government levy taxes?
📌 Error: Missing auxiliary verb ("does") + subject-verb agreement ("levies" → "levy").
9. He asked me why did I speak.
✅ Correction: He asked me why I had spoken.
📌 Error: Incorrect word order in indirect speech ("did I speak" → "I had spoken").
10. The President went to Dacca a week before.
✅ Correction: The President went to Dacca a week ago.
📌 Error: Wrong adverb ("before" → "ago" for past time reference).
11. An atheist has no zeal upon any religion.
✅ Correction: An atheist has no zeal for any religion.
📌 Error: Wrong preposition ("upon" → "for").
12. May I request you to consider my application favourably?
✅ Correction: I request you to consider my application favourably.
📌 Error: "May I request" is overly polite; "I request" is more direct and formal.
13. As soon as he reached the railway station, he kept his luggage in the train.
✅ Correction:
As soon as he reached the railway station, he put the luggage in the train.
No sooner did he reach the railway station than he placed the luggage in the train.
📌 Error: Wrong verb ("kept" → "put/placed").
14. God gives us every necessaries of life.
✅ Correction: God gives us all necessaries of life.
📌 Error: "Every" (singular) conflicts with "necessaries" (plural).
15. For whose benefit the Post Office is maintained?
✅ Correction: For whose benefit is the Post Office maintained?
📌 Error: Missing auxiliary verb ("is" should come before the subject).
CSS 1957
Q: Rewrite the following sentences correctly:
1. The waves beat against the shore.
o Added "against" for proper prepositional use with "beat"
2. Be careful to avoid mistakes in your English.
o "Guard mistakes" is incorrect usage; "avoid mistakes" is proper
3. I intend to cast in my lot with the Opposition Party.
o Added "in" to complete the idiomatic expression "cast in one's lot"
4. My friend told me that he was not to blame.
o Added indirect object "me" and changed to past tense "was" for consistency
5. I entered into an agreement with my tutor.
o Corrected to proper phrasal verb "entered into"
6. The sky has cleared up and the weather is now fine.
o More natural phrasing about weather conditions
7. A right of way has been conceded to him.
o "Concerned" changed to "conceded" which is the proper legal term
8. The people clamour against high taxes.
o More formal and appropriate verb than "cry against"
9. You can easily dispense with his services.
o Added required preposition "with"
10. He had disposed of all his land and property.
o Added required preposition "of"
11. The fruit you gave me is very bad.
o "Too bad" implies "excessively bad" while "very bad" is more appropriate here
12. I intended to write a letter to you a week ago.
o Corrected awkward construction "to have written" and changed "before" to "ago"
13. I am too tired to hunt out words and idioms in my book of English.
o Corrected "too...that" construction to proper infinitive form
14. My son has died and I am grieving my loss.
o More natural expression of grief (original correction about being "relieved" was
inappropriate)
15. If the bird is let out of the cage it will surely fly away.
o Added "away" for complete sense of movement
16. I differ with you with regard to the exact meaning of this word.
o Added proper prepositions "with" and "with regard to"
