Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A confluence is a place when two or more rivers meet.
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64c8e495a919c8488e22e7bf- 1rivers meetfalse
- 2A confluencefalse
- 3when two or moretrue
- 4is a placefalse
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Answer : 3. "when two or more"
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The reason for visiting Meerut was because my mother needed to be looked after.
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64c3aee429beb3482a3c69b0- 1to be looked afterfalse
- 2The reason for visitingfalse
- 3my mother neededfalse
- 4was becausetrue
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Answer : 4. "was because"
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She has been working with me on this project from two years.
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64c3aad9d3a6d4481ef24477- 1with mefalse
- 2on this projectfalse
- 3She has been workingfalse
- 4from two yearstrue
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Answer : 4. "from two years"
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A large number of worker have started walking home.
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64c10887e2108a72394ca394- 1walking homefalse
- 2have startedfalse
- 3A large numberfalse
- 4of workertrue
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Answer : 4. "of worker"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
He used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.
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647ef63a772333474b95e72eHe used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.
- 1was the town libraryfalse
- 2for which he wenttrue
- 3He used to replyfalse
- 4that the only placefalse
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Answer : 2. "for which he went"
Q: Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the underlined portion.
It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them.
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647eec88e72c4684a1e10dccIt would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them.
- 1It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them.false
- 2It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for themfalse
- 3It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them.false
- 4It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them.true
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Answer : 4. "It would be impossible for them to continue living in this world if each of them knew exactly what fate had it store for them."
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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6479de4d51bf194753ed0b3bDuring an earthquake, / it is advised to take / cover above a table / to save your life.
- 1cover above a tabletrue
- 2During an earthquake,false
- 3it is advised to takefalse
- 4to save your life.false
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Answer : 1. "cover above a table"
Q: In the given sentence, one word may have been incorrectly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word from the given alternatives. If there is no error, select ‘No error’ as your answer.
The erroneous information spread rapidly across the nation and created a stir.
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6479db8f88eeb54769295767The erroneous information spread rapidly across the nation and created a stir.
- 1erronousfalse
- 2No errortrue
- 3eronneousfalse
- 4errauneousfalse
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