Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He has been / excused by the teacher / by the time a formal complaint / for bullying was made.

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    excused by the teacher
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    for bullying was made
    Correct
    Wrong
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    by the time a formal complaint
    Correct
    Wrong
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    He has been
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "He has been"

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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :

the will be used before poor because – the (Def. Art.) is used with Adjectives to refer to a thing or a group of people described by the Adj. Look at the examples given below :

The poor always suffer

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Def. Art. Adj. (refers to a group of people who are poor) He is collecting money for the blind.

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blind refers to a group of people who are blind.

Q:

Spot the error in the given sentence and select the correct sentence from the options given.

There were more than thirty delegates who attend the training programme last summer.

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    There are more than thirty delegates who attend the training programme last summer
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    There were more than thirty delegates who attends the training programme last summer.
    Correct
    Wrong
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    There was more than thirty delegates who attend the training programme last summer
    Correct
    Wrong
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    There were more than thirty delegates who attended the training programme last summer.
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "There were more than thirty delegates who attended the training programme last summer."

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

Q:

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

Four of earliest civilisations / of the world / were located / on the banks of or near large rivers.

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    or near large rivers
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    of the world
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Four of earliest civilisations
    Correct
    Wrong
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    were located on the banks of
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Answer : 3. "Four of earliest civilisations"
Explanation :

Explanation: The correct phrasing should be "Four of the earliest civilizations." The error is in the placement of the article "the."


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Answer : 4. "4"
Explanation :

There are no error

Q:

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Seeds of mustard plants give us oil, and the leave are used as a vegetable.

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    Seeds of
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    as a vegetable
    Correct
    Wrong
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    leave are used
    Correct
    Wrong
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    give us oil
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "leave are used "

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