In each of the following questions there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
- I did not know what to make of you.
- Because you’d lived in India, I associate you more with my parents than with me.
- And yet you were unlike my cousins in Calcutta, who seem so innocent and obedient when I visited them.
- You were not curious about me in the least.
- Although you did make effort to meet me.
Answer: E
Statement B has tense inconsistency. ‘Lived’ is in past tense, hence, ‘associate’ in the same sentence should be ‘associated’ (in simple past as well).
Statement C again has tense inconsistency. The word ‘seem’ should become ‘seemed’ to go with ‘were’ and ‘visited’ in the same sentence.
Statement E is incorrect and we need to rephrase it. We may either change ‘effort’ to ‘efforts’ or change it to ‘an effort’.
Statements A and D are correct.
Hence, the correct answer is option 5.