Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

A confluence is a place when two or more rivers meet.

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    rivers meet
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    A confluence
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    when two or more
    Correct
    Wrong
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    is a place
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Answer : 3. "when two or more"

Q:

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The reason for visiting Meerut was because my mother needed to be looked after.

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    to be looked after
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    The reason for visiting
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    my mother needed
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    was because
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Answer : 4. "was because"

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Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

She has been working with me on this project from two years.

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    with me
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    on this project
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    She has been working
    Correct
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    from two years
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Answer : 4. "from two years"

Q:

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

A large number of worker have started walking home.

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    walking home
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    have started
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    A large number
    Correct
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    of worker
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Answer : 4. "of worker"

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
 He used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.

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    was the town library
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    for which he went
    Correct
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    He used to reply
    Correct
    Wrong
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    that the only place
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Answer : 2. "for which he went"

Q:

Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the underlined portion.
 It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them.

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    It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them.
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    It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them
    Correct
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    It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them.
    Correct
    Wrong
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    It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them.
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Answer : 4. "It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them."

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
During an earthquake, / it is advised to take / cover above a table / to save your life.

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    cover above a table
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    During an earthquake,
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    it is advised to take
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    to save your life.
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Answer : 1. "cover above a table"

Q:

In the given sentence, one word may have been incorrectly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word from the given alternatives. If there is no error, select ‘No error’ as your answer.
 The erroneous information spread rapidly across the nation and created a stir.

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    erronous
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    No error
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    eronneous
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    errauneous
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Answer : 2. "No error"

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