Common Error Questions and Answers
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Q :Everybody stared / when me / entered the / drawing room.
(A) when me
(B) Everybody stared
(C) drawing room
(D) entered the
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The correct form should be "when I entered the drawing room." The objective pronoun "me" should be replaced with the subjective pronoun "I."
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.
Q :Dan needed help / to get the / tight coat of him.
(A) No error
(B) Dan needed help
(C) to get the
(D) tight coat of him
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The correct form should be "to get the tight coat off him." The preposition "of" should be replaced with "off."
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Q :We should sorted out / the problem ourselves / rather than depending / on the third party.
(A) rather than depending
(B) the problem ourselves
(C) We should sorted out
(D) on the third party
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct form should be "We should sort out the problem ourselves rather than depending." The verb "sorted" should be replaced with "sort," and "depending" should be followed by "on."
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Q :She watched / the thief who / steal the purse / in the bus.
(A) the thief who
(B) in the bus
(C) steal the purse
(D) She watched
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct form should be "the thief who stole the purse." The verb "steal" should be replaced with "stole" to match the past tense.
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.
Q :He lived close to / the train station, / yet travelled by bus.
(A) yet travelled by bus
(B) No error
(C) He lived close to
(D) the train station
Correct Answer : B
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Q :My father give up / smoking when / I was twelve / years old.
(A) My father give up
(B) smoking when
(C) I was twelve
(D) years old
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The correct form should be "My father gave up smoking when I was twelve years old." The verb "give" should be replaced with "gave" to match the past tense.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Q :The postman / delivers the letters / through hand, / door to door.
(A) door to door
(B) delivers the letters
(C) The postman
(D) through hand
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The correct form should be "delivers the letters by hand, door to door." The preposition "through" should be replaced with "by."
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Q :The visitors complained / at the poor accommodation / they were provided / during the tour.
(A) at the poor accommodation
(B) The visitors complained
(C) during the tour
(D) they were provided
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct form should be "The visitors complained about the poor accommodation they were provided with during the tour." The preposition "during" is unnecessary.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Q :The weather / is much / more warmer / than it was a few days before.
(A) than it was a few days before
(B) is much
(C) The weather
(D) more warmer
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The correct form should be "is much warmer" or "is much more warm." "More warmer" is redundant, and either "more" or "much" should be used.
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.
Q :No sooner did Priya / get her report card / when she started jumping / with joy.
(A) get her report card
(B) with joy
(C) No sooner did Priya
(D) when she started jumping
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The correct form should be "No sooner did Priya get her report card than she started jumping with joy." The conjunction "when" should be replaced with "than."
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