2024 · Q120
In the following items, there are two sentences S1 and S2, based on commonly used word(s), which are underlined. Read the two sentences carefully and mark the response that denotes the correct use of these words in each of the two sentences and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: The teacher enquired whether there is any problem with the question paper.
S2: He asked her whether she had some pets at home.
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- AS1 is right and S2 is wrong
- BS1 is wrong and S2 is right
- CBoth S1 and S2 are wrong
- DBoth S1 and S2 are right
Explanation
The pair tested is ‘some/any’: S1 correctly uses ‘any’ in the indirect question ‘whether there is any problem’, while S2 wrongly uses ‘some’ in ‘whether she had some pets’ — ‘any’ is required in the interrogative, uncertain context. Hence S1 is right and S2 is wrong, i.e. option (a).