Common Errors Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Entering the hotel (A)/ he ordered for (B)/ a drink and a sumptuous dinner. (C)/ No error (D) 

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    D
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    B
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    C
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Answer : 3. "B"

Q:

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

Daniel sat on / his new bike / and went afar / a ride.

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    a ride
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    his new bike
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    and went afar
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    Daniel sat on
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Answer : 3. "and went afar"
Explanation :

The correct form is "Daniel sat on his new bike and went for a ride." The preposition "for" is needed after "went afar" to indicate the purpose of going afar.


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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).

Fifty years has passed (A)/ since man first ventured (B)/ into outer space. (C)/ No error (D)

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    B
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    C
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    D
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Answer : 1. "A"

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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Please go out and check if it is yet raining.

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    Please go out
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    and check
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    if it is
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    yet raining.
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Answer : 4. "yet raining."

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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).

Bread and jam (a)/ make a good (b)/ breakfast these days(c)/ No error (D).

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    (a)
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    (b)
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    (c)
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    (d)
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Answer : 2. "(b)"

Q:

Investors sentiment towards (1)/ India has soured in recent years(2)/as economic growth slowed(3)/ to less by 5% in current fiscal year to 8% in 2007 (4)/ No error (5). 

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    Investors sentiment towards
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    India has soured in recent years
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    as economic growth slowed
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    to less by 5% in current fiscal year to 8% in 2007
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    No error
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Answer : 4. "to less by 5% in current fiscal year to 8% in 2007 "

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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 ant who was nearby (A)/ walked forward and bit the hunter (B)/ sharply in the ankle. (C)/ No error (D)

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    A
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    B
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    C
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    D
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Answer : 1. "A"

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).

Scarcely had (A)/the function started (B)/ than it began to rain.(C)/No error(D).

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    A
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    B
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    C
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    D
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Answer : 3. "C"

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