General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

She watched / the thief who / steal the purse / in the bus.

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    the thief who
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    in the bus
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    steal the purse
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    She watched
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "steal the purse"
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.


Q:

Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

We cannot allow them to run away.

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    They would not be allowed to run away.
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    They should not be allowed to run away.
    Correct
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    They could not be allowed to run away.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    They cannot be allowed to run away.
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Answer : 4. "They cannot be allowed to run away."

Q:

Select the correctly spelt word.

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    Priorety
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    Jelous
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    Wrong
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    Disgise
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Nourish
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Answer : 4. "Nourish"

Q:

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

The Chief Minister had no time (A) / to pay attention (B) / on such simple matters.(C) / No error (D).

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    A
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    B
    Correct
    Wrong
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    C
    Correct
    Wrong
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    D
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Answer : 3. "C"

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Answer : 3. "go out shopping "

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Answer : 3. "irritates "

Q:

Which of the phrase (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in the following sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
They cooks up a story in order to get out of the situation.

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    cooked in a story
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    cooked up a story
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    cooked up a stories
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    cooked on the story
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    No correction required
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Answer : 2. "cooked up a story"

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