Common Errors Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: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.
It was / the very well-directed film / and we enjoyed it.
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6482f641a33e0f47b779a3b0- 1No errorfalse
- 2the very well-directed filmtrue
- 3and we enjoyed itfalse
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Answer : 2. "the very well-directed film"
Explanation :
The correct phrasing should be "It was a very well-directed film, and we enjoyed it." The article "a" is needed before "very well-directed film."
Q:Direction: - In the question read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. the error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Many a man (A)/ have come to India from Bangladesh (B)/ to live here permanently. (C)/ No error. (D)
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5f325ec2a19eae5979fe0e60- 1Cfalse
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Answer : 4. "B"
Q: He was (A)/ not in a position to state (B)/ the speed the ship travelled. (C) / No error (D)
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5f3104b78fc12265db035483- 1Bfalse
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Answer : 2. "C"
Q:Directions: In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.
Lucy was working (A) / overtime because (B) / she had to prepare (C) / for an important meating. (D) / All correct (E)
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5e8abddb7b82aa7479fb4287- 1workingfalse
- 2becausefalse
- 3preparefalse
- 4meatingtrue
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Answer : 4. "meating"
Q:Instruction: Identify the spot of an error in the sentences given below and mark your answer by choosing the suitable alternative.
No sooner did he see (a) / his father (b)/ when he left smoking. (c) / No error (d).
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5e5f9aa3074319409eaabac3- 1afalse
- 2bfalse
- 3ctrue
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Answer : 3. "c"
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).
She is pretending to be sick (a)/ because she don’t (b)/ want to study.(c)/ no error (d).
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602b479c9f2a38430901c329- 1(a)false
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Answer : 2. "(b)"
Q:Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Some of us are plan to go for a movie tonight.
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5f1fcb760540cb2ffb047fb5- 1to gofalse
- 2for a moviefalse
- 3are plan to gotrue
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Answer : 3. "are plan to go"
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).
Every teacher and Every clerk (a) / were absent (b) / from the campus.(c)/ No error (D).
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6034c9f599cf122fb92fedf9- 1(a)false
- 2(b)true
- 3(c)false
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