Violin maestro Joel, who presided over the event and presented the awards, will say that practice is a must for any musician.
Answer(s): C
This sentence has an error in the verb-time agreement. There are two verbs of past tense preceding the main verb, which also must be in the same tense in order to give a sound meaning. Option A proposes a future tense (will say). Option B proposes a present verb (say). Option D proposes a passive form of infinitive verb (to be said). Option E proposes a gerund (saying) that is inappropriate. Option C proposes a verb of past tense (said) that is absolutely suitable; hence, option C is the correct answer.
The union should have a library and a recording room, an institute to train youngsters, and offer pension to old musicians in need.
Answer(s): D
This sentence has an error in the use of parallelism. When there are some different ideas are discussed; they are united with a comma (,) and the last one should be preceded by a conjunction (and). Option D is correct by using the conjunction (and) in the place where it is required {a recording room, an institute to train youngsters, and offer pension to old musicians) than before all ideas as in the other options, which is an incorrect way of writing; hence option D is the correct answer.
Some of the perpetrators even foulmouth the voters and asked them to leave.
Answer(s): B
This sentence has an error in the verb-time agreement. There cannot be two different tense pattern used in a single sentence. Option B only has verbs in same tense, being used in the sentence {foulmouthed the voters and asked) whereas other options have different tenses (foulmouth/ will foulmouth/ may be foulmouthed) in a single sentence; hence, option B is the correct answer.
They snatched the ballot papers and threw them along the narrow lane when the school is located, in full view of the public.
This sentence has an error in the use of conjunction. The subordinate clause denotes a place that needs a conjunction that refers place, as it is in the option B (where) that exactly refers the place. Other options use conjunctions (when/what/how/which) those do not refer the place as option B; hence, it is correct answer.
A four-year-old girl had a fatal end, she allegedly drowned in a small pond here on Monday.
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