Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
Has Gita any. previous knowledge of work with junior colleagues?
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64787a914e2d039e7bd311abHas Gita any. previous knowledge of work with junior colleagues?
- 1withfalse
- 2Hasfalse
- 3anyfalse
- 4worktrue
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Answer : 4. "work"
Q: Read the sentence below to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors in punctuation if any)
Reports of researchers mysterious (A)/ falling ill at the Wuhan Institute in late 2019, (B) /and other reports of a researcher (C)/ who has reportedly gone missing. (D)/No Error (E)
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64d4cf90e0ce5574968b7543- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
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Answer : 1. "A"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Each member / of the team / receive a memorabilia / after the match is over.
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64522b5d223d4c08a7dcdeb3Each member / of the team / receive a memorabilia / after the match is over.
- 1of the teamfalse
- 2Each memberfalse
- 3receive a memorabiliatrue
- 4after the match is overfalse
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Answer : 3. "receive a memorabilia"
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 supervisor charged his assistant of negligence towards duty.
(B) The report state that the project have been running on time.
(C) The government is heavily relying on the Atmanirbhar project to cope with the economic slump.
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64d9dd42d02c5c746bed52ab(B) The report state that the project have been running on time.
(C) The government is heavily relying on the Atmanirbhar project to cope with the economic slump.
- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Bfalse
- 3Only Ctrue
- 4Both A and Cfalse
- 5All are incorrectfalse
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Answer : 3. "Only C"
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.
Ten kilometres (1)/ is (2)/ a long distance to walk. (3)/ No error (4)
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6527b6867181a63ef9109068- 11false
- 22false
- 33false
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Answer : 4. "4"
Explanation :
There are 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.
No sooner (1)/ I had spoken, (2) than he left. (3)/ No error. (4)
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6527b3487181a63ef91088e5- 11false
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- 33false
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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :
had I will replace I had because – When a negative Adverb/Adverbial Expression (no sooner, hardly/barely/scarcely), is used at the beginning of a clause; it is followed by Aux. Verb + Subject.
Look at the examples given below :
No sooner had he finished dinner
↓ ↓
Aux.V. Subject
than he started feeling sick.
Hardly had she arrived, when problems started.
↓ ↓
Aux. V. Subject
Hence, had I spoken is the right usage
Q:Directions: In each of the questions given below, three words are given in bold. These three words may or may not be in their correct positions. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is, select '5' as your option.
It is mind (A) that people should keep in asserted (B) the importance of adherence to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour (C).
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64d37e2fa7983774471e339d- 1BACtrue
- 2CABfalse
- 3ABCfalse
- 4CBAfalse
- 5None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 1. "BAC"
Q:In each of the questions given below, three words are given in bold. These three words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the 4 placements of words. Find the correct placement. If the sentence is correct as it is, select ‘5’ as your option.
The blared (A) parlour’s owner night (B) really loud music all tattoo (C) long.
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64d38193bd50dd8e2e0d83dc- 1BCAfalse
- 2ABCfalse
- 3CABtrue
- 4BACfalse
- 5No Rearrangementfalse
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