Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

If the economy fails / this year it reflect badly / on the government.

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    on the government
    Correct
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    If the economy fails
    Correct
    Wrong
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    this year it reflect badly
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "this year it reflect badly"
Explanation :

The correct phrasing should be "If the economy fails this year, it reflects badly on the government." The verb "reflect" should be in the third-person singular form.

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Answer : 4. "4"

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Answer : 3. "c"

Q:

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Rivers has been of primary importance for human settlements since ancient times.

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    of primary importance
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rivers has been
    Correct
    Wrong
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    since ancient times.
    Correct
    Wrong
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    for human settlements
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rivers has been"

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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Aid workers have delivered vast quantities of food on the refugee camps.

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    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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    vast quantities of food
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    on the refugee camps
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Aid workers have delivered
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "on the refugee camps "

Q:

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

There be a long queue for entry into the exhibition ground.

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    for entry into
    Correct
    Wrong
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    There be a long queue
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    No error
    Correct
    Wrong
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    the exhibition ground.
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "There be a long queue"

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Answer : 2. "2"

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