Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Direction: Three statements are given below at A, B and C. There may be some errors in the given statements. Mark the correct statement as the answer. If all the statements are incorrect, mark option E, i.e., "All are incorrect" as the answer.
(A) The minister took full responsibility on the disaster and resigned.
(B) The government have come under attack from all sides for cutting education spending.
(C) The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers' votes.
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64d9ded690a003851df84e0e(B) The government have come under attack from all sides for cutting education spending.
(C) The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers' votes.
- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Bfalse
- 3Only Cfalse
- 4Both A and Cfalse
- 5All are incorrecttrue
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Answer : 5. "All are incorrect"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Even though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.
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64522c8af3618908bf5a50ffEven though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.
- 1Even thoughfalse
- 2we are quite different from each otherfalse
- 3we both loves South Indian delicaciestrue
- 4in our food preferencesfalse
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Answer : 3. "we both loves South Indian delicacies"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
We were looking forward (1)/ to hear news (2)/about the missing fishermen (3)./ No error (4)
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6527b8ddceb554283fcd01ae- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
- 44false
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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :
hearing will replace hear because – Phrasal Verbs are always followed by Gerunds. Here, look forward to is a Phr. V. Look at the examples given below :
He was accused of smuggling contraband goods.
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Phr.V Gerund
He insisted on proof-reading the article again.
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Phr.V Gerund
Q: The following sentence has been divided into parts. 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.
The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.
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646c7addc899b466f464d2d1The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.
- 1gazing longinglyfalse
- 2at the toyfalse
- 3No errortrue
- 4The child wasfalse
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Answer : 3. "No error"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
Tea (1)/which I am drinking (2)/ is hot (3). /No error (4)
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6527b7469c44d229e707593a- 11true
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- 33false
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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :
The will be used before Tea because – Here, we are talking about a particular tea, followed by a Relative Pronoun (which). The sentence can also be written as –
The tea I am drinking is hot (tea-definite) Look at the examples given below : The flowers in her garden are beautiful. (Definite – the ones in her garden)
The flowers (that) are in her
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Rel.pro.
garden are beautiful.
The dog in the backyard is very cute. (Definite-the one in the backyard)
The dog (which) is in the backyard is very cute.
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Rel.pro.
Hence, the tea is the right usage.
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
I saw him (1)/a couple of times (2)/ since May(3). /No error (4)
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6527b6dcceb554283fccff69- 11true
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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :
have seen will replace saw because – Since (Prep.) : from a time in the past until a later past time, or until now, used with the Present Perfect or Past Perfect Tense. Look at the examples given below : She has been off work since Tuesday. He has been working in a bank since leaving school. Hence, I have seen him is the right usage.
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Most of the / freshwater lake in India / are in the / Himalayan region.
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641b17f89d18d2e8aeffecd4- 1Himalayan regionfalse
- 2Most of thefalse
- 3are in thefalse
- 4freshwater lake in Indiatrue
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Answer : 4. "freshwater lake in India"
Q:Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has the error
As long as there was corruption in India, there can be no progress.
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645a1a29f3e813edcc9f2386- 1there was corruptiontrue
- 2As long asfalse
- 3in Indiafalse
- 4there can be no progressfalse
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